"Beingthenthe childrenof God,we oughtnot to thinkthat the Divine Natureis likegoldorsilverorstone,an image formedby the artand thoughtof man.
"To whomthen will you likenMe That I would be [his] equal?"saysthe HolyOne.
"You shall not makefor yourself an idol,or anylikenessof whatis in heavenaboveor on the earthbeneathor in the waterunderthe earth.
Thus they exchangedtheir gloryFor the imageof an oxthat eatsgrass.
He took[this] from their hand,and fashionedit with a gravingtooland madeit into a moltencalf;and they said,"Thisis your god,O Israel,whobroughtyou up from the landof Egypt."
and have casttheir godsinto the fire,for they were not godsbut the workof men'shands,woodand stone.So they have destroyedthem.
"You seeand hearthat not onlyin Ephesus,but in almostallof Asia,thisPaulhas persuadedand turned awaya considerablenumber of people,sayingthat gods madewith handsare nogods[at all].
