The prison as our training-ground
Tertullian, To the Martyrs
We, with the crown eternal in our eye, look upon the prison as our training-ground, that at the goal of final judgment we may be brought forth well disciplined by many a trial; since virtue is built up by hardships, as by voluptuous indulgence it is overthrown.
Tertullian, To the Martyrs (c. 197), translated by S. Thelwall
Tertullian (c. 155–c. 220) was a Christian writer from Carthage in North Africa. He wrote To the Martyrs around 197 to believers in prison awaiting death for their faith.
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