Ignatius of Antioch, Epistle to the Trallians 10
But if, as some say who are godless, that is, faithless, he only seemed to suffer (they are the ones who only seem!), why am I in chains? Why do I even pray to fight the beasts? Then I die for nothing. Then I am lying about the Lord.
Greek
Εἰ δέ, ὥσπερ τινὲς ἄθεοι ὄντες, τουτέστιν ἄπιστοι, λέγουσιν, τὸ δοκεῖν πεπονθέναι αὐτόν, αὐτοὶ ὄντες τὸ δοκεῖν, ἐγὼ τί δέδεμαι, τί δὲ καὶ εὔχομαι θηριομαχῆσαι; δωρεὰν οὖν ἀποθνήσκω. ἄρα οὖν καταψεύδομαι τοῦ κυρίου.