"Great honor do men of this sort pay to the blessed martyrs, who, they think, are to be made glorious by trumpery tapers, when the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne, with all the brightness of His majesty, gives them light." - Vigilantius

I have posted this because it is just a way cool quote. I read about Vigilantius in a letter written by Ambrose (an early Catholic church father). In the letter, he is vehemently condemned by Ambrose for being an iconoclast - that is, someone who was opposed to the worship of icons or relics in the church; Ambrose, as you probably guessed, was a supporter of icons and relics (a "man of this sort"), and therefore he was determined to dirty Vigilantius' name. What I find great about his attempt, is that he quotes Vigilantius as saying the aforementioned quote and thus reveals Vigilantius' true heart: He wanted Christ to be worshipped, and not relics. I don't know all about Vigilantius and his background, but I thought it was a profitable thing to say considering we (the protestant church) still make much of idols and men of the faith, when it is Christ "with all the brightness of his majesty" who gives us light.