Tertullian De Corona , too, the good fight, whose crown the apostle[63] Tertullian Of Patience And if he had wished to have his children also restored, he might again have been called father; but he preferred to have them restored him "in that day."[163] Hippolytus Dogmatical and Historical Fragments These words I address to you as if alive, and with propriety. For ye hold already the crown of life and immortality which is laid up for you in heaven.[73] Word and Revelation of Esdras For the Lord, having taken a great host of angels, says to the prophet: Give me the trust which I entrusted to thee; the crown has been prepared for thee.[31]