“For as many as are of Christ are also with the bishop; but as many as fall away from him, and embrace communion with the accursed, these shall be cut off along with them. For they are not Christ's husbandry, but the seed of the enemy, from whom may you ever be delivered by the prayers of the shepherd, that most faithf…”
Ignatius of Antioch, 2th c. — Epistle of Ignatius to the Philadelphians
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26And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
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24And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
25In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;