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26. But all three Persons are 00-eternal one with another: and co-equal.

27. So that in all ways, as is aforesaid: both the Trinity is to be worshiped as an Unity, and the Unity as a Trinity.

28. Let him therefore that would be saved (5) : think thus of the Trinity (6).

29. FURTHERMORE it is necessary to eternal salvation: that he also believe faithfully the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

30. The right Faith therefore is that we believe and confess: that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is at once both God, and Man;

31. He is God of the Substance of the Father, begotten before the worlds (7): and He is Man, of the Substance of his Mother, born in the world (8);

32. Perfect God: perfect Man, of reasoning (9) soul and human flesh consisting;

33. Equal to the Father as touching his Godhead: less than the Father as touching his Manhood.

34. Who, although he be God and Man: yet he is not two, but is one Christ;

35. One, however, not by change of Godhead into flesh: but by taking of manhood into God;

36. One altogether: not by confusion (10) of substance, but by unity of person.

37. For as reasoning (11) soul and flesh is one man: so God and man is one Christ;

38. Who suffered for our salvation: descended to the world below (12), rose again from the dead;

39. Ascended into heaven, sat down at the right hand of the Father: to come from thence to judge the quick and the dead.

40. At whose coming all men shall rise again (13) with their bodies; and shall give account for their own deeds.

41. And they that have done good will go into life eternal: they that have done evil into eternal fire.

42. THrs is the Catholic Faith: which except a man have faithfully and steadfastly believed, he cannot be saved.

The figures in parenthesis above refer to the following alternative renderings:

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Sources, besides those named in the text, are: Schaff, Creeds: C. A. Heurtley, Harmonia symbolica:

(8) Or in time. (9) Or rational.

(10) Or One: not by any confusion.

(11) Or rational.

(12) Or into Hades.

(13) Or moat rise again.

der alien Kirclae, ed. A. Hahn, 3d ed. by G. L. Hahn, Breslau, 1897 (for the early creeds); H. Denzinger, Enchiridion aymbolorum, 9th ed. by J. Stahl, WOrzburg, 1900 (for the Latin Church); T. H. Bindley, The (Ecumenical Documents of the Faith, London, 1901; W. Townsend, Great Symbols, London, 1901; Die BekenntnisssehriJtera der reformirten Kirchen, ed. E. F. K. Miiller, Leipsic, 1903; Thesauros tea orthodoxiaa, ed. J. Michalcescu, Leipsic, 1904 (for the Greek Church).

On the history or theory of symbolics consult: J. G. Plank, Geachichte der Entatehung,llder Veranderungen and der Bildung uneaten protestantischen Lehrbegri$s, 6 vole., Leipsic, 1781-1800; P. Marheineke, Christliche Symbolik, 3 vole., Heidelberg, 1810-13; P. Hall, The Harmony of Protestant Confessions, London, 1841; A. Schweizer, Die proteataretiachen CentraldoBmen in ihrer Entwickelunp in. nerhalb der reformirten Kirche, 2 vole., Zurich, 1854-56; W. Gass, Symbolik der priechiachen Kirche, Berlin, 1872; C. G. A, von Seheurl, Sammlung kirchenrechElicher Abhandlungen, i. 149 aqq., Erlangen, 1872; G. B. Winer, Comparative View of the Doctrines and Confessions of the Various Communities of Christendom, Edinburgh, 1873; K. G. G. von Scheele, Theologiache Symbolik, 3 vole_ Goths, 1881-82; J. A. MShler, Symbolik, 10th ed., Mainz, 1889, Eng. transl., new issue, New York, 1894; H. E. Jacobs, A Study in Comparative Symbolics. The Lutheran Movement in England during the Reign of Richard VIII. and Edward IV., and its literary Monuments, Philadelphia, 1890; G. F. Oehler, Lehrbuch der SymboZik, 2d ed., by T. Hermann, Stuttgart. 1891; F. Kattenbuach, Lehrbuch der vergleichende KonJessionakunde, vol, i., Freiburg, 1892; P. S. Liebmann, Kleines Handworterbuch der chrisllicheia Symbolik, Leipsic, 1893; Zeitschrift fur Theologie and Kirche, iii (1893). 140 aqq. (by K. Sell), 332 sqq. (by F. Nitzsch), 427 sqq. (by J. Kaftan), x (1900), 405 aqq. (by H. Schultz);' G. A. Gumlich, Christian Creeds and Confessions, New York, 1894; E. F. K. Miiller, Symboiik, Erlangen, 1896; K. F. NSagen, SymboZik oder conJessionelle Prineipienlehre, G3tersloh, 1897; P. Tschackert, Die unvertinderte aupaburgiaehe KonJession, Leipsic, 1901; idem, Die Entatehung der lutherischen and der reformierten Kirchenlehre, GSttingen, 1910; F. Loofa, Symbolik oder christliche KonJessionskunde, vol. i., Tiibingen, 1902; A. G. Mortimer, The Creeds: Exposition of the Apostles', Nicene and AEhanasian Creeds, London, 1902; C. W. Leadbeater, The Christian Creed, its Origin and Significance, New York, 1904; J. A. Moehler, Symbolism or Doctrinal Differences, transl. from 5th Germ. ed., by J. B. Robertson, London, 1906; C. H. Turner, HisE. and Use of Creeds . . , in Early Centuries of the Church, London, 1906; J. Cooper, Confessions of Faith and Formulas of Subscription in the Reformed Churches of Great Britain and Ireland, Especially in the Church of Scotland, Glasgow, 1907; E. C. S. Gibson, The Three Creeds. New York, 1908; A. E. Burn, The Nicene Creed, London, 1909: N. Boawetseh, Griechisch-orthodoxisches C'hristentum and Kirche in der Neuzeit, A. Ehrhard, Katholisches Chris terttum and Kirche in der Neuzeit, and E. Troltseh, Protestantiachea Christentum and Kirche in der Neuzeit, all in Kultur der Gepenwart, 2d ed., Leipsic, 1909; DCB, iv. 523. Much relevant material will be found under Doc TRIxE, HISTORY OF, and under the articles on the three principal creeds.

The Church, Virtues, and Vices Q 2).

Later Forms and Conceptions (§ 3).

IV. Apologetics of Symbolism from the Roman Catholic Standpoint.