Ignatius of Antioch,
Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. I — Epistle from Mary the Virgin
(1885)
“ Believe them, cling to them, and hold fast the profession of that Christianity which thou hast embraced, and conform thy habits and life to thy profession. Now I will come in company with John to visit thee, and those that are with thee. Stand fast in the faith, [1] and show thyself a man ”
