78. Examination was made among spirits who, while in the world, were learned, to find out whether it were possible for them to think of one God when thinking of three persons and each person God. It was clearly found that they could by no means do so, except by thinking of the three as unanimous, thus still as three. An examination was next made regarding the origin of a Son from eternity, born of the Father. They were asked whether they could think of His having been born from eternity. But it was found that they could think from no other thought than that of speech which is the lowest form belonging to the body. Examination was made as to whether they could contemplate the origin of the Holy Spirit from eternity, by considering it as proceeding from the two. With this it was the same, namely, that it could not be contemplated that there is a God who exists as a person by Himself, besides being God from Himself, and being Himself by virtue of Himself.