The Epistle to Diogentus
Pseudo-Justinus Martyr
The Epistle to Diogentus. The Apostolic Fathers with an English translation by Kirsopp Lake. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd. 1913
They marry as all men, they bear children, but they do not expose their offspring.
They offer free hospitality, but guard their purity.
Their lot is cast in the flesh but they do not live after the flesh.
They pass their time upon the earth, but they have their citizenship in heaven.
They obey the appointed laws, and they surpass the laws in their own lives.
They love all men and are persecuted by all men.