We must now make a transition from the serpent to the author of this-- mischief himself- and that not only in the way of comparison, for there-- truly is a literal anagogy- -196- because God has not so vented his-- anger upon the outward instrument as to spare the devil, with whom lay-- all the blame. That this may the more certainly appear to us, it is-- worth the while first to observe that the Lord spoke not for the sake-- of the serpent but of the man- fur what end could it answer to thunder-- against the serpent in unintelligible words-- Wherefore respect was had-- to men- both that they might be affected with a greater dread of sin,-- seeing how highly displeasing it is to God, and that hence they might-- take consolation for their misery, because they would perceive that God-- is still propitious to them.