The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians

Clemens Romanus (Clement of Rome)

Clement of Rome. The Apostolic Fathers, Volume 1. Lake, Kirsopp, editor. London: William Heinemann Ltd.; New York: The Macmillan Company, 1912.

For he is a searcher of thoughts and desires; his breath is in us, and when he will he shall take it away.

Now the faith which is in Christ confirms all[*](The confirmation of this teaching in the Scriptures) these things, for he himself through his Holy Spirit calls us thus:—Come, Children, hearken to me, I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

Who is the man that desireth life, that loveth to see good days?