Euthymius Zigabenus, Panoplia Dogmatica; Theodoretus, Historia Religiosa

and for the praise of the one who made it; and as much as possible, for the imitation of God, to become a launching pad for all kinds of passions; being fed badly and consuming the inner man? But also for the things that seem to be gods, as advocates for the passions; so that sinning might not only be unaccountable, but also considered divine; fleeing to such an apology, the worshipped things:

Against the same, from the same discourse:

Red ornamental initial Phi.
Alas, if it is entirely for them to be impious; or for anyone to fall from the glory of God into deaf and deafening idols; and works of art and hand-made images; one who has a mind would not pray for anything else against them; or such things as those by which they are held; and thus to be honored; so that they might receive the retribution which they ought to have for the error, as Paul says, in what they worship; themselves rather honoring shameful things through them, or being shamed through those things; abominable ones of the error; more abominable than the stupidity of the worshipped and honored ones; so that they might be more insensible even than the things they honor; by so much exceeding in folly, as the worshipped things in incompleteness.

Against the same, from the discourse on theology:

Red ornamental initial Alpha.
With blood and fat; and there are those, and with very shameful deeds, with madness and murders, they thought to honor the divine; it was fitting for such gods to have such honors.

Against the same, from the discourse on the holy lights:

Red ornamental initial Delta.
A finding of demons conspiring; and a fabrication of a wretched mind; wishing by time, and being stolen by myth; truly they cover up true worship, as mystical; as if; for us true; not to be called myths; nor to be thought, nor to be admired, nor so rashly, to have most contrary opinions about the same matter; just as in the market place playing with youths; talking of shameful things and actions, to those having a mind and to the worshippers of the word; even if they sneer at this skillful and persuasion-filled thing.