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 I am the first, and I am the last, and beside me there is no God." (xliv. 6.) "Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone, that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself." (v. 24.) Here, from these passages, we at once discover that Jehovah is one single Divine Being, and He Himself is our Creator, Redeemer, Saviour, and Regenerator, besides whom there is neither Creator, Redeemer Saviour, nor God. This doctrine of the Divine unity is in perfect harmony with that of the Divine Trinity, when rightly understood. It is a fatal mistake to suppose that the Divine Trinity is made up of three distinct persons. Nothing of this kind is even hinted at, much less expressed, in the whole of the sacred volume, It was never thought of until the Councils and creeds of men threw a dark veil over the light of Christianity. The terms, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, which so frequently occur in the New Testament, are never used to denote persons, but three ESSENTIALS, expressive of the fulness and perfection of the one undivided God. The Father is the one Jehovah with respect to his indwelling divinity. The Son, the same Lord, with respect to his divine humanity, and manifestation to the children of men, as the light and the truth: and the Holy Spirit, the same God as to his divine proceeding, operation, or influence; which, as the living breath of Jesus, vivifies the soul, and quickens it into life! These three, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the Divine Love, Wisdom, and Operative Influence, meet together in, and form the fulness and perfection of, the one undivided Jehovah! Hence, with Paul, we