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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
"But thou hatest instruction." Thou hatest discipline. When I spare, thou singest and praisest: when I chasten, thou murmurest: as though, when I spare, I am thy God: and, when I chasten, I am not thy God. "I rebuke and chasten those whom I love." "But thou hatest instruction: and hast thrown My sayings behind thee." The words that are said through thee, thou throwest behind thee. "And thou hast thrown My sayings behind thee:" to a place where they may not be seen by thee, but may load thee. …
Thomas Aquinas
"But you have hated discipline." Here he shows the evils that sinners commit. And they commit two evils: the first is that they hate divine correction. Hence he says, "But you have hated discipline." This correction of morals is accomplished through difficult things. Heb. 12: "All discipline for the present indeed seems not to be of joy, but of sorrow." The wicked hate this. Heb. 12: "If you are without discipline," etc. Ps. 118: "Goodness and discipline," etc. …
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