Verse 24
24. Not This verse is interposed parenthetically in order to soften the phrase spare you.
Faith The discipline concerned morals, not faith.
Helpers of your joy By abstaining from visit and discipline, except when they would secure your purification as a Church, and your joy as Christians.
By faith ye stand Have freely stood and still stand; and that amid all the dangers and disciplines you have incurred. And that continued stand is the source of the joy of which I would be your helper.
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