Commentary on Psalms
Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius (d. 325)
When he enjoined us to be angry and yet not to sin, it is plain that he did not tear up anger by the roots but restrained it, that in every correction we might preserve moderation and justice.… For he has enjoined those things that are just and useful for the interests of society.
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