Sirach 16:12 (WEB)
As his mercy is great, so is his correction also. He judges a man according to his works.
Fathers and councils · 3
John Chrysostom
“To stop whose mouths a wise man says, “Say not, His mercy is great, He will be pacified for the multitude of my sins; for mercy and wrath come from Him, and His indignation resteth upon sinners” ( Ecclus. v. 6 ): and again, “As His mercy is great, so is His correction also.” ( Ecclus. xvi. 12.)” — the author cites it
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Clement of Alexandria
““He will judge,” He says, “a man according to his works,”—a good balance, even God having made known to us the face of righteousness in the person of Jesus, by whom also, as by even scales, we know God.” — editor's note: Ecclus. xvi. 12.
Read the whole comment“And with such guidance He guarded the six hundred thousand footmen that were brought together in the hardness of heart in which they were found; scourging, pitying, striking, healing, in compassion and discipline: “For according to the greatness of His mercy, so is His rebuke.”” — editor's note: Ecclus. xvi. 12.
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