1 Clement "For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth."[249] Origen de Principiis Book III God accordingly abandons and neglects those whom He has judged undeserving of chastisement: "For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth."[118] Cyprian Epistle VII For know, beloved brethren, that I was not long ago reproached with this also in a vision, that we were sleepy in our prayers, and did not pray with watchfulness; and undoubtedly God, who "rebukes whom He loves,[14] "For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth."[304]