77. And so these three witnesses are one, as John said: “The water, the blood, and the Spirit.” 1 John v. 8. One in the mystery, not in nature. The water, then, is a witness of burial, the blood is a witness of death, the Spirit is a witness of life. If, then, there be any grace in the water, it is not from the nature of water, but from the presence of the Holy Spirit.