St John Damascene on Holy Images (πρὸς τοὺς διαβάλλοντας τᾶς ἁγίας εἰκόνας). Followed by Three Sermons on the Assumption (κοίμησις)

Note 2 — PART I. APOLOGIA OF ST JOHN DAMASCENE AGAINST THOSE WHO DECRY HOLY IMAGES.

Mary H. (Mary Helen) Allies translation

Κaὶ τοῦτον ὥσπερ ἵππον εὐχἀλινον, τῆς ἀφετηρίας παρώρμησα.