49. Understand also that whereas Scripture in other places says that the Spirit was tempted, and that God was tempted, it says also that Christ was tempted; for you have the Apostle saying to the Corinthians: “Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them tempted, and perished by serpents.” 1 Cor. x. 9. Just was the punishment that the adversaries should feel the venom, who had not venerated the Maker.