“Here the question will arise How creatures were made good out of it, which were formed without any change at all? How occurs the seed of what is good, nay, very good, in that which is evil, nay, very evil? Surely a good tree does not produce evil fruit, since there is no God who is not good; nor does an evil tree yiel…”
Tertullian, 3th c. — Against Hermogenes
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18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
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16Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
— Matthew 7:18 —
19Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.