48. Nor does it escape my notice that heretics have been wont to object that the Holy Spirit appears to be a creature, because many of them use as an argument for establishing their impiety that passage of Amos, where he spoke of the blowing of the wind, as the words of the prophet made clear. For you read thus: “Behold, I am He that establish the thunders, and create the wind [spirit], Spiritus is Latin for wind and spirit. See note on § 63 of this book. and declare unto man his Christ, that make light and mist, and ascend upon high places, the Lord God Almighty is His Name.” Amos iv. 13.