64. Thus, the Son of God was made lower
than, not only the Father, but angels also. And if you will turn
this to His dishonour; [I ask] is then the Son, in respect of His
Godhead, less than His angels who serve Him and minister to Him?
Thus, in your purpose to diminish His honour, you run into the
blasphemy of exalting the nature of angels above the Son of God.
But “the servant is not above his master.” S. Matt. x. 24. Again, angels ministered to Him even
after His Incarnation, to the end that you should acknowledge Him to
have suffered no loss of majesty by reason of His bodily nature, for
God could not submit to any loss of Himself, For if that were
so, God might cease to be God.
whilst that which He has taken of the Virgin neither adds to nor takes
away from His divine power.