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Now I reioyce, not that ye were made sorie, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorie after a godly maner, that ye might receiue damage by vs in nothing.

For godly sorrow worketh repentance to saluation not to be repented of, but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

Wherefore though I wrote vnto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appeare vnto you.

For if I haue boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in trueth, euen so our boasting which I made before Titus, is found a trueth.

And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gaue their owne selues to the Lord, and vnto vs, by the will of God.

I speake not by commandement, but by occasion of the forwardnesse of others, and to prooue the sinceritie of your loue.

And herein I giue my aduice, for this is expedient for you, who haue begun before, not onely to doe, but also to be forward a yeere agoe.

But by an equalitie: that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want, that there may be equalitie,

But thankes bee to God which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.

For indeed he accepted the exhortation, but being more forward, of his owne accord he went vnto you.

And not that onely, but who was also chosen of the Churches to trauaile with vs with this grace which is administred by vs to the glorie of the same Lord, and declaration of your readie minde.

Prouiding for honest things, not onely in the sight of the Lord, but in the sight of men.

And we haue sent with them our brother, whom wee haue often times proued diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, vpon the great confidence which I haue in you.

But this I say, Hee which soweth sparingly, shall reape sparingly: and he which soweth bountifully, shall reape bountifully.

For the administration of this seruice, not onely supplieth the want of the Saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgiuings vnto God,

Now I Paul my selfe beseech you, by the meekenes and gentlenesse of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent, am bold toward you:

But I beseech you, that I may not bee bold when I am present, with that confidence wherewith I thinke to be bold against some, which thinke of vs as if wee walked according to the flesh.

(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling downe of strong holds.)

For his letters (say they) are waighty and powerfull, but his bodily presence is weake, and his speach contemptible.

For we dare not make our selues of the number, or compare our selues with some that commend themselues: but they measuring themselues by themselues, and comparing themselues amongst themselues, are not wise.