Gary L Brown Jr

Nalej For The Kan (t)SHens Gary L Brown Jr

Having these promises that God gave unto us dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting purity in the fear of God. For if I make you sorry with these poems I do not repent, though I did repent, for I perceive that the same missive has made you sorry, though it were but for a season. Now I rejoice not that you were made sorry but that you were sorrowed to repentance, for you were made sorry after a Godly manner, that you may receive no damage. For Godly sorrow works to repent-ance to salvation...not to be repented of but the sorrow of the world brings death. Behold the selfsame thing, you sorrowed after a Godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yes, what clearing of yourselves, yes, what indignation, yes, what fear, yes, what vehement desire, yes what zeal, yes what revenge! In all things you have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter. Though I wrote unto you. I did it not for his cause that had done wrong nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that my care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you. For if I boasted anything to him of you I am not ashamed but I speak all things to you in truth even so of my boasting, which I did for you, is found in truth; and in his inward affection is more abundant toward you. While he remembered the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling you received him. Therefore I rejoice that I have confidence in you in all things.