A vindication of the Animadversions on Fiat lux

Secondly, They affirm an hundred times over, that Images are religiously to be adored and worshipped, that is, with Divine Worship. So in the Confession of the same Theodosius, [Greek or Hebrew], and so of the rest: I confess, consent unto, receive, embrace or salute, I worship or adore the Image of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of the Blessed Virgin, and of the Apostles and Martyrs. The same is affirmed in the Epistle of Hadrian recited in the second Act of the Synod, which they all approve; and afresh curse all them that dogmatize or teach any thing against that worship of Images. And Gregory the Monk no small man amongst them, affirms that he hoped by his Confession of this Doctrine he believed, he should obtain the forgiveness of his sins, Act. 2. And John who falsely pretended himself to be delegated from the Oriental Patriarchs, when he was sent only by a few ignorant Monks of Palestine, prefers Images above the Word its ⟨p. 485⟩self, Act. 4. [Greek or Hebrew]; an Image is greater then the word; and again [Greek or Hebrew], honourable Images are equivalent to the Gospel. And they prove the worship they intend to be divine by their wise explication of that Text, The Lord thy God shalt thou worship, and him only shalt thou serve, [Greek or Hebrew]. Unto the Word Thou shalt serve, only is subjoined, but not unto the word Worship; so that it is lawful to worship (Images) but not to serve them. A wise business! but it discovers sufficiently what is the worship which they ascribe unto Images, even the same that is given unto God; for if we may believe them, other things are not excluded from Communion with God in this matter of worship and adoration. Whence the Council of Frankfurt doth expressly charge them, that they taught that Images were to be adored with the honour due to God, Act. 4. And so much weight do they lay upon this devotion that they approve the Counsel given by Theodorus the Abbot unto the Monk whom the Devil vexed with temptations for worshipping the Image of Christ, who told him that he had better resort to all the Stews in the Town, then cease worshipping of Christ in his Image; [Greek or Hebrew]: it seems it was uncleanness that the Devil tempted him unto, as well knowing that Spiritual and Corporal fornication commonly go together.