Clement of Alexandria Exhortation to the Heathen For truly holy are those letters that sanctify and deify; and the writings or volumes that consist of those holy letters and syllables, the same apostle consequently calls "inspired of God, being profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished to every good work."[114] Tertullian On the Apparel of Women Book I us; and we read that "every Scripture suitable for edification is divinely inspired.[31] Origen Commentary on John Book I Consider on this point the language of St. Paul. When he declares that[13]