Tertullian,
Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. III, Anti-Marcion…
(1885)
“ Now, on the subject of “spiritual gifts,” [12] I have to remark that these also were promised by the Creator through Christ; and I think that we may derive from this a very just conclusion that the bestowal of a gift is not the work of a god other than Him who is proved to have given the promise. Here is a prophecy of Isaiah: “There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a flower [13] shall spring up from his root; and upon Him shall rest the Spirit of the Lord.” ”
