The Attributes of God in General

Now we come to declare to you, how this essence of God is made known. It is by his attributes; and they are of two sorts:

1 Either such as describe God in himself.

2 Or else such as declare God as he is to us. Other divisions there are, but this is the best that I can find; because it agrees with the scope of all the Scripture.

For the first, those attributes that show God in himself, as when the Scripture says, that God is perfect; as, Be you perfect, as I am perfect. So when the Scripture says, that he is unchangeable, almighty, eternal; these show what he is in himself: then his other attributes show what he is to you, as that he is merciful, patient, abundant in mercy and truth, and that he is all-sufficient to you, etc.