Question 53

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What dost thou believe concerning the Holy Ghost?

First, that he is true and co-eternal God with the Father and the Son:^a secondly, that he is also given me,^b to make me by a true faith, partaker of Christ and all his benefits,^c that he may comfort me^d and abide with me for ever.^e

Proofs

Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.

aGenesis 1:2; Isaiah 48:16; 1 Corinthians 3:16
bMatthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 1:22
cGalatians 3:14; 1 Peter 1:2
dActs 9:31
eJohn 14:16; 1 Peter 4:14

Commentary

Jeremias Bastingius, A Catechisme of Christian Religion, with the Arguments and Use (1591), on this question
Zacharias Ursinus, The Summe of Christian Religion (1587), on this question
Zacharias Ursinus, The Summe of Christian Religion (1587), on this question

Related texts

An Orthodox Catechism (1680) Q. 52
Apostles’ Creed 8

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Heidelberg Catechism (1563) Q. 53, symbolics.dev/heidelberg/53

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