I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.
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Even when the Lord knows the works of his people to be wrought in love, faith, zeal, and patience; yet if his eyes, which are as a flame of fire, observe them committing or allowing what is evil, he will rebuke, correct, or punish them.