Philip Schaff,
Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VIII, Pseudo-Clementine Literature…
(1885)
“ If ye then, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask Him, and to those who do His will!’ [1] But to those who affirmed that He was in the temple, He said, ‘Swear not by heaven, for it is God’s throne; nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet.’ [2] And to those who supposed that God is pleased with sacrifices, He said, ‘God wishes mercy, and not sacrifices’ [3] —the knowledge of Himself, and not holocausts. ”
