Moreover . . . the essence of God, as it is in itself, is imperceptible, yet notwithstanding, so that God might accommodate himself as best as can be done to the weakness of our mind, that is, so that we might not perceive absolutely nothing about his essence, he willed to designate it by such a name that he might most suitably convey it.

Petrus van Mastricht, Theoretical-Practical Theology, Volume 2: Faith in the Triune God