But the noble plans noble things; and by noble things shall he stand.
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Clement Of Alexandria
AD 215
Abraham is the more praiseworthy in that “he went as the Lord told him.”
It was from here that one of the wise men of Greece drew the simple saying “Follow God.” … Deliberation is an investigation of the right means to pursue in present circumstances. Wise deliberation is the application of practical wisdom to deliberations. Well? Does God, after Cain’s forgiveness, consequently introduce the repentance of Enoch in demonstration that forgiveness naturally breeds repentance? Pardon is not constituted for remission of penalty but for cure. - "Stromateis 2.15.69–70"
