What do you believe when you say, “I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth?” I believe in the everlasting Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who made of nothing heaven and earth with all that are in them, Who likewise upholds and governs the same by His eternal counsel and providence. This God I believe to be my God and Father for Christ’s sake, and therefore to trust in Him and rely on Him that I do not doubt that He will provide all things necessary both for my soul and body. But also, whatever evils He sends on me in this troublesome life, He will turn out to my safety because He is both able to do it, being God Almighty, and willing to do it, being a bountiful Father.
-Hercules Collins English Baptist Minister Died in 1702