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.
Thus desiring to give to all his beloved a share in repentance, he established it by his Almighty will.
Wherefore let us obey his excellent and glorious will; let us fall before him as suppliants of [*](Examples of obedience)his mercy and goodness; let us turn to his pity, and abandon the vain toil and strife and jealousy which leads to death.