Many Spirits

Quicunque enim Spiritu Dei aguntur, hi filii sunt Dei... In quo utique ipsum Dei spiritum dicit. Et iterum in sequeti: Non enim acceptistis, inquit, spiritum servitutis iterum in timore. In hoc ostendit spiritum servitutum servituts alium esse quam illum quem supra dixit Spiritum Dei. Et propterea subjungit: Sed acceptistis spiritum adoptionis filiorum, in quo clamamus: Abba. In hoc spiritum adoptionis ostendit ipsum esse quem dixit supra Spiritum Dei, de quo et repetit: Ipse enim Spiritus testimonium reddit spiritui nostro, hoc est, ipse Spiritus Dei, in quo Patrem Deum clamamus, testimonium reddit spiritui nostro. Qui spiritus noster alius sine dubio est quam vel ille spiritus servitutis, qui datur in timore, vel hic qui ei de invocatione Patris testimonium reddit. Omnes ergo homines, ut videtur, aguntur aliquo spiritu, sicut ipse Paulus scripsit: Scitis autem et vos, cum essetis gentes, quomodo ad idola mutu agebamini. In hoc ostendit quia etiam gentes ad idola aguntur aliquo spiritu. Est ergo Spiritus Dei idem qui est et Spiritus Christi, idemque ipse et Spiritus sanctus est. Sed et spiritus adoptioinis idem dici videtur, sicut praesens apostolicus declarat sermo. David quoque qui dicit, Spiritum sanctum tuum ne auferas a me, et, Spiritu principali confirma me, de eodem dicere videtur: quemque principalem Spiritum propterea arbitror nominatum, ut ostenderetur esse quidem multos spiritus, sed in his principatum et dominationem hunc Spiritum sanctum, qui et principalis appellatur, tenere. Sicut enim multi sunt filii Dei, ut Scriptura dicit: Ego dixi Dii estis, et filii Excelsi omnes, unus tamen est natura Filius et Unigenitus de Patre, per quem omnes filii appellantur, ita et spiritus multi quidem sunt, sed unus est qui vere ex ipso Deo procedit, et caeteris omnibus vocabuli ac sanctifactionis suae gratiam donat. Quod autem plures sint spiritus declarat idem Apostolus ad Hebraeos scribens et dicens: Nonne omnes sunt ministeriales spiritus ad ministerium missi propter eos qui haereditatem capiunt salutis? Sed et David dicit: Qui facit angelos suos spiritus. Et Daniel nihilominus testatur, et dicit: Bendicite, spiritus et animae justorum, Dominum. Et in praesenti loco Pauls, Ipsa Spiritus, inquit, testimonium reddit spiritui nostro, et in aliis, Ut integer spiritus vester, et anima, et corpus in die Domini nostri Jesu Christi servetur. Quae omnia dubium non est quin de rationabilibus spiritibus dicta sint. Origenes, Commentariorum In Epistolam Beati Pauli Ad Romanos, Liber VII, Interprete Rufino Aquileiense Source: Migne PG 14.1103a-1104a

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God... 1 In which he is speaking of the same spirit of God. And again in what follows he says, 'For you have not received a spirit of slavery again unto fear,' and shows that the spirit of slavery is something different from Him whom above he called the Spirit of God. And because of this he adds, 'But you have received the spirit of adoption, by which we cry, Father.' In this he shows that the spirit of adoption is the same as Him whom above he called the Spirit of God, concerning whom he says again, 'The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit,' that is, the same Spirit of God by whom we cry out to God, 'Father' bears witness with our spirit. Which spirit of ours is without doubt different both from the spirit of slavery given unto fear, and from Him who gives testimony concerning the invocation of the Father. Therefore it seems that all men are led by some spirit, as Paul himself wrote. 'You yourselves know that when you were Gentiles you were being led to dumb idols.' 2 By that showing that even Gentiles are led to idols by some spirit. Thus the Spirit of God is the same as the Spirit of Christ who is Himself the same as the Holy Spirit. But even the spirit of adoption seems to be called the same Spirit, as the Apostle's present passage declares. David also, who says, 'Do not take your Holy Spirit from me,' and 'With the perfect spirit strengthen me,' 3 seems to be speaking of the same Spirit, which I judge was named the perfect spirit so that it might be shown that there are indeed many spirits, but among them it is the Holy Spirit who is named perfect, who holds sovereignty and dominion. For just as there are many sons of God, as Scripture says, 'I have said you are Gods and sons of the Most High,' 4 and yet there is only one who is by nature the Son and Only Begotten from the Father, through whom all sons are named, so there are many spirits, yet only one Spirit who truly proceeds from God Himself. It is He who gives the grace of His own name and sanctification to all the others. And that there are more spirits this same Paul also declares in writing to the Hebrews, saying, 'Are they not all ministering spirits sent to minister to those who seize on the inheritance of salvation?' 5 Moreover David says, 'He who makes his angels spirits.' And Daniel bears witness and says, 'Praise the Lord, you spirits and souls of the righteous...' And in the present passage Paul says, 'The Spirit Himself bears witness with your spirit,' and elsewhere, 'So that your whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.' 6 It is not a matter of doubt, then, that all these things had been said of rational spirits. Origen, from the Commentary on the Letter of Paul to the Romans, Book 7, Translated by Rufinus of Aquileia. 1 Rom 8.14 2 1 Cor 12.2 3 Ps 50.11-12 4 Ps 82.6 5 Heb 1.14 6 Ps 104.4, Dan 3.86 LXX, Rom 8.16