^{25 Ref} Feeling that it was better to undergo pain with the people of God, than for a short time to have a taste of the pleasures of sin;

^{25 Ref} having chosen rather to be afflicted with the people of God, than to have sin's pleasure for a season,

^{25 Ref} choosing rather to share ill treatment with God's people, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time;