Clement of Alexandria Stromata, Book 7, Ch. 10
"For it is said, "To him that has shall be
given" (Mt 25:29;
Lk 19:26): to faith, knowledge; and to knowledge,
love; and
to love the inheritance. ... Whence at last ... it
is that knowledge
is committed to those fit and selected for it. It
leads us to the
endless and perfect end, teaching us beforehand the
future
life that we shall lead, according to God, and with
gods; after
we are freed from all punishment and
penalty which we undergo, in consequence
of our sins, for salutary purposes."
