And Jesus said unto the centurion,
Go your way; and as you have believed, so be it done unto
you.
And his servant was healed in the same hour.
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Irenaeus of Lyons
AD 202
There is no coercion with God. He has a good will toward us continually. He gives reliable counsel to humans and angels (who also are rational beings), to whom he has given the power of choice. Those who yield obedience therefore possess what is good freely and justly. It is given by God but preserved by themselves. … The human spirit is possessed of free will from the beginning, and God is possessed of free will, in whose likeness humanity was created. Humanity is advised to hold fast to the good and thereby be responsive to God. This refers not only to works but faith as well. God preserved the human will free and under his own selfcontrol … as is shown in Jesus’ word to the centurion: “Go. Be it done for you as you have believed.” , .
