Some Thoughts on the External Works of the Trinity
Rule: opera trinitatis ad extra indivisa sunt.
Even so:
Creation qua appropriated may be said to be the work
- of the Father,
- through the Son,
- in the Holy Spirit.
Redemption qua appropriated may be said to be the work
- of the Son,
- from the Father,
- through the Holy Spirit.
Sanctification qua appropriated may be said to be the work
- of the Holy Spirit,
- from the Father,
- through the Son.
Consummation qua appropriated may be said to be the work
- of the Father,
- through the Son,
- in the Holy Spirit.
28 June 1979; rev. 1 September 2003
