Therefore it was proper that (he who is) the image and likeness of God should be formed with a free will and a mastery of himself; so that this very thing—namely, freedom of will and self-command—might be reckoned as the image and likeness of God in him.
…At present, let God’s goodness alone occupy our attention, that which gave so large a gift to man, even the liberty of his will.
Tertullian
The Five Books Against Marcion, Book II
Chapter VI