“Even as legislators have overlooked punishments for the guilty though they be established by law, so too our Lord Jesus Christ by punishing one or two sinners sets down like an inscription on a bronze stele their punishment and uses their experiences as a warning to all. It says that even if those who dare the same si…”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — ON VIRGINITY 23
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24Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.
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22Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.
23Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.
— 1 Timothy 5:24 —
25Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.