In 1562 (during the Reformation) the Church of England affirmed its doctrinal beliefs in the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion; and the very first article or statement declares:

‘There is but one living and true God, everlasting, without body, parts, or passions; of infinite power, wisdom, and goodness; the Maker, and Preserver of all things both visible and invisible. And in unity of this Godhead there be three Persons, of one substance, power and eternity; the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost.’