For if the ministry of condemnation be glory, much more does the ministry of righteousness exceed in glory.
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Ambrosiaster
AD 400
Paul says this because there is more glory in salvation than there is in death. However justly a judge may condemn some one, he earns more honor if he shows mercy, so that the guilty party is given an opportunity to mend his ways. Commentary on Paul’s Epistles.