“Surely it is
clear that the Son, in respect of His Godhead, is not inferior to the
Father, for there is, in the Father and the Son, one and the same
Godhead. Still, the Greek Fathers allow that the Father is not
only greater than the Son in respect of the latter’s human
nature, but also in regard to personal properties, or a certain
‘personal dignity’—(ἀξ
ωμα
ὑποστατικόν).”—Hurter in loc. Canon Mason, in his
Faith of the Gospel, remarks that whilst it is quite right to
speak of “God and His Son” or “God’s
Son,” the converse language, “God and His Father,”
“God’s Father,” is not right. Yet S.
Ambrose says, “Dubitat de Patre Deus.” See §
43.