Shepherd of Hermas Similitude Fifth [Keep the commandments of the Lord, and you will be approved, and inscribed amongst the number of those who observe His commands.] And if you do any good beyond what is commanded by God,[6] Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book VII Now all men, having the same judgment, some, following the Word speaking, frame for themselves proofs; while others, giving themselves up to pleasures, wrest Scripture, in accordance with their lusts.[162] Tertullian The Prescription Against Heretics Now, unquestionably, the Divine Scriptures are more fruitful in resources of all kinds for this sort of facility. Nor do I risk contradiction in saying[415] Tertullian On Fasting But all these (instances) I believe to be unknown to those who are in a state of agitation at our proceedings; or else known by the reading alone, not by careful study as well; in accordance with the greater bulk of "the unskilled"[89] Lactantius Divine Institutes Book II The sum of the matter is this: The unlearned and the foolish esteem false religions as true, because they neither know the true nor understand the false.[28]