The whole duty of a Christian: containing all things necessary, both as to what he is to know, and do, for the obtaining a happy eternity ; to which is added, More particular directions, how to prepare for a comfortable death ...

Of the Trinity.

THe Trinity is one God in three distin persons, or three persons in the Go•• head, yet but one God; none before, n•• greater than another: They are not three s••∣veral substances, but three distinct sub•• stences; or three divers manner of being of one and the same substance, and Divi•• Essence. Consider the Divine Essence, as t•• Fountain and Principle, (not as the Caus•• of the Deity, so it is the first person; con∣der it as begotten of the Father, so it is t•• second person; consider it as breathed for or proceeding from the Father and the S•• so it is the third person: begetting and p••∣ceeding, respects not the Divine Natu•• but Person. the Divine Nature of the Go•• head, is not begotten, doth not proceed but the Divine person of the Son is beg••∣ten, and the Divine Person of the Ho•• Ghost proceedeth. These Three are 〈◊〉〈◊〉 One in Nature, Essence, Will, Conse•• Virtue; what the One doth, the Other do also. Yet, how in that most simple sin•• Essence there be several subsistences of Perso•• truly subsisting three in one, and one in th•••• differing, but not divided; several, yet t•• same; all one for their Nature, all distin•• for their Persons, is a Mystery rather Reve•• ently

to be believed and adored, than Curi∣ously searched into.