1302. But this spirit afterwards changed into a dark blue, and presently into black. He did acknowledge that he was a sinner, but said that he had suffered by being trampled by others under their feet, as he put it. This he calls Christian suffering. Thus he was the least, so that he would become the greatest in heaven [cf. references at 1234]. So his motive was his own greatness in heaven, and since he looked down on others in comparison with himself, he therefore became blacker than others.