Quote#God & Faith
... God not only punisheth the wicked, but proveth and trieth the…
Quote byMyles Coverdale · 1488–1569
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Coverdale Bible (1535), Prologue.
English (original)
... God not only punisheth the wicked, but proveth and trieth the just and righteous (howbeit there is no man innocent in his sight) by diverse troubles in this life, declaring thereby, that they are not his bastards, but his dear sons, and that he loveth them.
— Myles Coverdale
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