1 Clem. 23
First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians · Saint Clement of Rome
The Father, who is pitiful in all things, and ready to do good, hath compassion on them that fear Him, and kindly and lovingly bestoweth His favors on them that draw nigh unto Him with a single mind.
1Clem 23.1
Therefore let us not be double-minded, neither let our soul indulge in idle humors respecting His exceeding and glorious gifts.
1Clem 23.2
Let this scripture be far from us where He saith Wretched are the double-minded, Which doubt in their soul and say, These things we did hear in the days of our fathers also, and behold we have grown old, and none of these things hath befallen us.
1Clem 23.3
Ye fools, compare yourselves unto a tree; take a vine. First it sheddeth its leaves, then a shoot cometh, then a leaf, then a flower, and after these a sour berry, then a full ripe grape. Ye see that in a little time the fruit of the tree attaineth unto mellowness.
1Clem 23.4