John Chrysostom, on Isa 1:19

“If you be willing, and will hearken to me, you shall eat the good things of the land.”

“Do you perceive that there is need only of the will? Of the will—not merely that faculty which is the common possession of all people—but good will. To be sure, I know that all people even now wish to fly up to heaven, but it is necessary to bring that desire to fruition by one's works.”

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