“To the Father is attributed the beginning of activity and the fountain and wellspring of all things; to the Son wisdom, counsel and the ordered disposition of all things; but to the Spirit is assigned the power and efficacy of that activity.”30 In other words, the Father, as Calvin sees it, expresses a delight in being-in-general, bringing the world into undifferentiated existence. The Son desires that this creation take specific shape and form—calling forth the elegance of trees, for example. And the Spirit hungers for the lively individuality and intricacy of bristlecone pines, Japanese red
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