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Application. 'My son, give me thy heart' (Prov. xxiii. 26). Oh! give it to Him, the Eternal, the Infinitely Perfect, Rich, Good, and Faithful God, without delay, for ever and ever. God alone has a right to possess it, and He alone has the power to render it happy through all eternity.

'''33. Why do we say, 'I believe in God the "Father"'? 

1. Because God is our invisible Father in Heaven; and 2. Because in God there is more than one Person, the first of whom is called the Father.

'''34. How many Persons are, then, in God? 

There are three Persons in God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.

'''35. Is each one of the three Persons God? '''

Yes, the Father is true God, the Son is true God, and the Holy Ghost is true God.

'''36. Why are the three Persons but one God? '''

Because all three Persons have one and the same indivisible nature and substance.

'''37. Is any one of these Persons older, or more powerful, than the others? '''

No; all three Persons are from eternity; all three are equally powerful, good and perfect; because all three are but one God.

'''38. Is there, then, no distinction at all between the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost? '''