And, moreover, O my beloved, in the Holy Scriptures are many things concerning the matter of faith, but these few out of many have I written to remind thy love that thou mayest know, and make known, and mayest believe and make thyself a believer. And when thou hast read and learned the works of faith thou shalt be like unto that tilled land upon which the good seed fell, and which brought forth fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, and some thirtyfold; and when thou shalt depart to thy Lord, He shall call thee “good, and excellent, and faithful servant“, who on account of his exceedingly great faith shall enter into “the kingdom of his Lord“. — Aphraates: On Faith.