The Shepherd of Hermas

From the first mountain, the black one, are such believers as these: apostates and blasphemers[*](The characteristics of the mountains) against the Lord, and betrayers of the servants of God. For these there is no repentance, but there is[*](The first mountain) death, and for this cause they also are black, for their race is lawless.

And from the second mountain,[*](The second mountain) the bare one, are such believers as these: hypocrites and teachers of wickedness. These then also are like unto the first, having no fruit of righteousness, for just as their mountain is unfruitful, so also such men have the name, but are devoid of faith, and there is no fruit of truth in them. For these then repentance is ready if they repent quickly, but if they delay their death will be with the former ones.

Why, Sir, said I, is there repentance for these but not for the first, for their deeds are almost the same? For this reason, said he, there is repentance for these, because they did not deceive their Lord and were not betrayers of the servants of God; but because of the lust of gain, they played the hypocrite, and each taught according to the lusts of sinful men. But they will be punished in some way, yet repentance is open to them because they did not become blasphemers or traitors.