Shorter catechism 5 punctuation

[Sam Jer]

There are three persons in the Godhead; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one God the same in substance, equal in power and glory.

Is there a specific reason that there is no comma after the word "God"? Seems a more natural punctuation, at least in modern English, would be:

And these three are one God: the same in substance, equal in power and glory.

Is there a nuance in meaning I am missing? Or is it just how they did punctuation in the puritan era?

 

[Phil D.]

You're probably using a version with a misprint. A quick search brought up several that have a comma, including some of the earliest printed editions. If anything, older English writings tended to have a lot more commas than we use today.