was extending the creedal statement to include both the Son and the Holy Spirit in the term ‘Creator’. This is fully in line with ancient theology, but it was not so expressed in the Creed, which may be another reason why Cranmer omitted any reference to it. In some respects, the language used in this article is more reminiscent of the so-called Athanasian Creed (also known as the Quicunque vult, from its opening words in Latin) which uses the triadic pattern to describe both the oneness and the