For Faith is the beginning and the end is love, and God is the two of them brought into unity. After these comes whatever else makes up a Christian gentleman.
Ignatius of AntiochFor some are in the habit of carrying about the name in wicked guile, while they still practice things unworthy of God. You must flee these as you would wild beasts. For they are ravening dogs, who bite secretly, against whom you must be on your guard, since they are men who can scarcely be cured.
Ignatius of AntiochI am the wheat of God, and am ground by the teeth of the wild beasts, that I may be found the pure bread of God.
Ignatius of Antioch