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 ''2. Of God the Son''

Through Jesus Christ our Lord; who on the first day of the week overcame death and the grave, and by his glorious  resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life.

3. Of God the Holy Spirit

Who by water and the Holy Spirit hast made us a new people in Jesus Christ our Lord, to show forth thy glory in all the  world.

Prefaces for Seasons

Advent

Because thou didst send thy beloved Son to redeem us from sin and death, and to make us heirs in him of everlasting life;  that when he shall come again in power and great triumph to  judge the world, we may without shame or fear rejoice to  behold his appearing.

Incarnation

Because thou didst give Jesus Christ, thine only Son, to be born for us; who, by the mighty power of the Holy Ghost,  was made very Man of the substance of the Virgin Mary his  mother; that we might be delivered from the bondage of sin,  and receive power to become thy children.