“When we speak of God's wrath, we do not hold that it is an emotional reaction on his part but something that he uses in order to correct by stern methods those who have committed many terrible sins. That the so-called wrath of God and what is called his anger has a corrective purpose, and that this is the doctrine of…”
Origen of Alexandria, 3th c. — AGAINST CELSUS 4:72
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1O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
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— Psalms 6:1 —
2Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.
3My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?