1 Corinthians 4:21
What do you wish? must I come unto you with the rod, or in divine love and the spirit of meekness?
2 Corinthians 10:6
and being ready to avenge every disobedience, when your obedience may be complete.
2 Corinthians 13:2
I have told you beforehand, and I am speaking to you in advance, as being present the second time, even now absent, that, if I may come to you again, I will not spare those who have previously sinned, and all the rest;
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A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
According to our notions, we should rather say, a bridle for the horse, and a whip for the ass; but it should be considered, that the eastern asses are not only much more beautiful, but better goers that ours; and being active and well broken, they need only a bridle to guide them; whereas their horses being scarce, and often caught wild, and badly broken, are much less manageable, and need the correction of the whip
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According to our notions, we should rather say, a bridle for the horse, and a whip for the ass; but it should be considered, that the eastern asses are not only much more beautiful, but better goers that ours; and being active and well broken, they need only a bridle to guide them; whereas their horses being scarce, and often caught wild, and badly broken, are much less manageable, and need the correction of the whip
1 Corinthians 4:21
What do you wish? must I come unto you with the rod, or in divine love and the spirit of meekness?
2 Corinthians 10:6
and being ready to avenge every disobedience, when your obedience may be complete.
2 Corinthians 13:2
I have told you beforehand, and I am speaking to you in advance, as being present the second time, even now absent, that, if I may come to you again, I will not spare those who have previously sinned, and all the rest;