Again we encounter the adaptation of language from Anselm’s ontological argument—in Pictet’s case, probably by way of Cartesian philosophy—as a proof of the oneness of God and therefore the equality in unity of Father and Son. 6.3 The Aseitas, or Self-Existence, of the Son A. Views of the Reformers The Reformed doctrine of the Trinity (and, of course, also the doctrine of the Person of Christ) is characterized by a declaration of the aseity of Christ’s divinity: considered as God, the Second Person
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