Library › St Irenaeus of Lyons › Against Heresies
Against Heresies
St Irenaeus of Lyons, ANF 1
Fragments, Fragment 30 · “The axe unto the root,” he says, urging us to the knowledge of…
XXX
“The axe unto the root,”2 he says, urging us to the knowledge of the truth, and purifying us by means of fear, as well as preparing [us] to bring forth fruit in due season.
Notes
- From the same Catena. Compare book v. chap. xvii. 4.
- Matt. iii. 10.