I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
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Ambrosiaster
AD 400
Paul is acting here like a good physician who alleviates the pain caused by his operation to remove the disease, so that the sick person will let himself be cured. Commentary on Paul’s Epistles.