The first Principle.
Question. VVHat doest thou beleeue concerning God?
A. There is one God, creator and gouernour of all things, di∣stinguished into the Father, the Sonne, and the holy Ghost. Prooues out of the word of God.
1. There is a God.
For the invisible things of him, that is, his eternall power and Godhead, are seene by the creation of the world, beeing considered in his workes, to the intent,* 1.1 that they should be without excuse.
Neuerthelesse, he left not himselfe without witnesse, in that he did good and gaue vs raine from heauen,* 1.2 and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladnes.
2. This God one.
Concerning therefore meat sacrificed to idols, we knowe that an idol is nothing in the worlde:* 1.3 and that there is none other God but one.
3. He is creatour of all things.
In the beginning God created the heauen and the earth.
Through faith wee vnderstand, that the world was ordained by the word of God:* 1.4 so that the things which we see, are not made of things which did appeare.
4. He is gouernour of all things.
The eies of the Lord in euery place behold the euill and the good.* 1.5
Yea, and all the haires of your head are numbred.
5. Distinguished into the Father, the Sonne, and the holy Ghost.
And Iesus when he was baptized came straight out of the water, and loe,* 1.6 the hea∣uens were opened vnto him, and Iohn sawe the spirit of God descending like a Doue and lighting vpon him.
And loe, a voice came from heauen, saying:* 1.7 This is my beloued sonne, in whome I am well pleased.
For there are three, which beare record in heauen, the Father, the word, and the holy Ghost,* 1.8 and these three are one.