Ignatius of Antioch, on Gal 4:9

“But now, after that you have known God, or rather are known by God: how turn you again to the weak and needy elements, which you desire to serve again?”

“For as one who has been thought worthy of a divine and desirable name, in those bonds which I bear about, I commend the Churches, in which I pray for a union both of the flesh and spirit of Jesus Christ, "who is the Saviour of all men, but specially of them that believe;" by whose blood ye were redeemed; by whom ye have known God, or rather have been known by Him; in whom enduring, ye shall escape all the assaults of this world: for "He is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that which ye are able."”

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