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.