God and the Holy Trinity: what changed

From Westminster Larger Catechism (1648) to Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647). 6 of 6 sections differ.

Read them in parallel instead

Struck through is in WLC only; underlined is in WSC only. Punctuation and capitalisation are ignored — they were modernised freely, and would otherwise bury the substantive edits.

WLC 6 → WSC 4

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What do the scriptures make known of is God? The scriptures make known what God is the persons a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in the Godhead, his decrees, being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and the execution of his decrees.truth.

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What Are there more Gods than one? There is but one only, the living and true God.God is a Spirit, in and of himself infinite in being, glory, blessedness, and perfection; all-sufficient, eternal, unchangeable, incomprehensible, everywhere present, almighty, knowing all things, most wise, most holy, most just, most merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.

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How many persons are there more Gods than in the Godhead? There are three persons in the Godhead; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one There is but one only, God, the living same in substance, equal in power and true God.glory.

WLC 9 → WSC — none

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How many persons are there in the Godhead? There be three persons in the Godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one true, eternal God, the same in substance, equal in power and glory; although distinguished by their personal properties.

WLC 10 → WSC — none

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What are the personal properties of the three persons in the Godhead? It is proper to the Father to beget the Son, and to the Son to be begotten of the Father, and to the Holy Ghost to proceed from the Father and the Son from all eternity.

WLC 11 → WSC — none

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How doth it appear that the Son and the Holy Ghost are God equal with the Father? The scriptures manifest that the Son and the Holy Ghost are God equal with the Father, ascribing unto them such names, attributes, works, and worship, as are proper to God only.