unto the several persons doth consist, must, in the first place, be made manifest.1 1 John 5:7, the apostle tells us, “There are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost”. In heaven they are, and bear witness to us. And what is it that they bear witness unto? Unto the sonship of Christ, and the salvation of believers in his blood. Of the carrying on of that, both by blood and water, justification and sanctification, is he there treating. Now, how do they bear witness