Romans 5:3

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

Ver. 3. We glory in tribulations] As an old soldier doth in his scars of honour. SeeGalatians 6:17; 2 Corinthians 7:4. Feri, Domine, feri; nam a peccatis absolutus sum, saith Luther: Strike, Lord, and spare not, since I am acquitted by thee from my sins. Seca ambas, Cut of both, cried out that good bishop, when his hand was threatened to be cut off. A man that hath got his pardon is not troubled though he lose his glove or handkerchief, nor though it should prove a rainy day.