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That the Ancient Fathers condemned the Romish worship by their Descriptions of Divine Adoration.
ALL Divine Adoration of a meere Creature is Idolatry; hereunto accord these sayings of k Antiquity: No Catholike Christian doth worship, as a Divine Power, that which is created of God. Orthus, I feare to worship Earth, lest he condemne me, who
created both Heaven and Earth. Or thus, If I should worship a Crea∣ture, I could not be named a Christian. It were a tedious super∣fluity, in a matter so universally confessed by yourselves, and all Christians, to use Witnesses unnecessarily. We adde the As∣sumption. But the Romish Adoration of the Sacrament is an at∣tributing of Divine Honour to a meere Creature, Bread. For that it is still Bread, you shall finde to have beene the Doctrine of Pri∣mitive Fathers, if you shall but have the patience to stay untill we deliver unto you a Synopsis of their Catholike Iudgement here∣in; after that we have duly examined your Romish Doctrine by your owne Principles, which is the next point.
August. Tom. 2. Epist. 44. ad Maxim. Christianis Catholi∣cis nihil ut nume•• a∣doratur, quod condi∣tum est à Deo. Idem Tom. 8. ••n Psal 98. Timeo terram adorare, ne me d••mn••t qui fecit coelum & terram. Nazianz. Orat. 31. Ei 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
See Booke 8. Chap. 1. Sect. 3.