58. We say that everything in this doctrine in its every word is true, provided one understands the trinity to be a trinity in the person instead of a trinity of persons, and that this can be seen from a rewriting of the doctrine. Here, then, is the rewritten version:
Whosoever will be saved, before all things it is necessary that he hold the Christian faith.... The Christian faith is this: That we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity, neither confounding the trine in the person, nor dividing the essence. [For] there is a trine in one Person, called the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Godhead or Divinity of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, is one and the same, the glory and the majesty equal.
Such as the Father is, such is the Son, and such is the Holy Spirit. The Father is uncreated, the Son is uncreated, and the Holy Spirit is uncreated. The Father is infinite, the Son is infinite, and the Holy Spirit is infinite.... And yet...there are not three infinites, nor three uncreated, but one Uncreated, and one Infinite.
So likewise as the Father is Almighty, so the Son is Almighty, and the Holy Spirit is Almighty. And yet they are not three almighties, but one Almighty.
As the Father is God, so the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God. And yet they are not three gods, but one God.
Although the Father is Lord, the Son is Lord, and the Holy Spirit is Lord. And yet there are not three lords, but one Lord.
Now as in accord with the Christian verity we acknowledge a trine in one Person, who is God and Lord, so we can say, in accord with our Christian faith, one God and one Lord.
The Father is made of none, neither created, nor begotten. The Son is of the Father alone, not made, nor created, but begotten. The Holy Spirit is of the Father and of the Son, neither made, nor created, nor begotten, but proceeding.
So there is one Father, not three fathers; one Son, not three sons; one Holy Spirit, not three holy spirits. And in this Trinity...none is the greatest or the least, but they are entirely equal, so that it is altogether the case, as was said before, that the Unity in Trinity and the Trinity in Unity is to be worshiped.
