Now I begin to be a disciple. Let fire and cross, flocks of beasts, br…

Ignatius of Antioch
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Now I begin to be a disciple. Let fire and cross, flocks of beasts, broken bones, dismemberment come upon me, so long as I attain to Jesus Christ.
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