Neither is worshiped with men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he gives to all life, and breath, and all things;
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
These things are better than the former: and what an impeachment both of the atoms and of matter, that (creation) is not partial (work), nor the soul of man either. But this, which those say, is not to be Creator. — But by the mind and understanding He is worshipped.— It is He that gives, etc. He not the partial (μερικοὶ δαίμονες) deities. And all things. It is He, he says.— How man also came into being. — First he showed that He dwells not, etc., and then declared that He is not worshipped as though He had need of anything. If God, He made all: but if He made not, He is not God. Gods that made not heaven and earth, let them perish. He introduces much greater doctrines, though as yet he does not mention the great doctrines; but he discoursed to them as unto children. And these were much greater than those. Creation, Lordship, the having need of naught, authorship of all good— these he has declared. But how is He worshipped? Say. It is not yet the proper time. What equal to this sublimity? Marvellous is this also— of one, to have made so many: but also, having made, Himself sustains them (συγκρατεἵ) in being, giving life and breath and all things. (b) And has determined the times appointed, and the bounds of their habitation, that they should seek God, if haply they might feel after Him and find Him.
