6 ). ▁In ▁like ▁manner ▁St . ▁Gregory ▁the ▁Dialog ist ▁prohib its ▁this . ▁For ▁this ▁reason ▁we ▁should ▁only ▁form ▁an ▁understanding ▁in ▁the ▁mind ▁of ▁S aba oth , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁God head , ▁and ▁of ▁that ▁birth ▁before ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁the ▁Only - B eg ot ten - S on ▁from ▁the ▁Father , ▁but ▁we ▁should ▁never , ▁in ▁any ▁wise ▁dep ict ▁these ▁in ▁icons , ▁for ▁this , ▁indeed , ▁is ▁impossible . ▁And ▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit ▁is ▁not ▁in ▁ess ence ▁a ▁dove , ▁but ▁in ▁ess ence ▁he ▁is ▁God , ▁and ▁" No ▁man ▁hath ▁seen ▁God ", ▁as ▁John ▁the ▁The olog ian ▁and ▁Evangel ist ▁be ars ▁witness ▁and ▁this ▁is ▁so ▁even ▁though , ▁at ▁the ▁Jordan ▁at ▁Christ ' s ▁holy ▁Bapt ism ▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁li ken ess ▁of ▁a ▁dove . ▁For ▁this ▁reason , ▁it ▁is ▁fitting ▁on ▁this ▁occasion ▁only ▁to ▁dep ict ▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit ▁in ▁the ▁li ken ess ▁of ▁a ▁dove . ▁But ▁in ▁any ▁other ▁place ▁those ▁who ▁have ▁intelligence ▁will ▁not ▁dep ict ▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit ▁in ▁the ▁li ken ess ▁of ▁a ▁dove . ▁For ▁on ▁Mount ▁T abor , ▁He ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁cloud ▁and , ▁at ▁another ▁time , ▁in ▁other ▁ways . ▁Furthermore , ▁S aba oth ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁not ▁only ▁of ▁the ▁Father , ▁but ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Tr inity . ▁According ▁to ▁D ion ys ios ▁the ▁Are