Clement of Alexandria, on Rom 14:20

“Destroy not the work of God for meat. All things indeed are clean: but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.”

“For it is the mark of a silly mind to be amazed and stupefied at what is presented at vulgar banquets, after the rich fare which is in the Word; and much sillier to make one's eyes the slaves of the delicacies, so that one's greed is, so to speak, carried round by the servants.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.