2 Corinthians 7:11

Carefulness; diligence to remove the offence.

Clearing of yourselves; from fault in this matter.

Indignation; against the offender, and yourselves for having suffered him.

Fear; towards God, and me his apostle.

Vehement desire; affectionate longing towards me, who had been constrained to rebuke you for your sin.

Zeal; to discipline the offender.

Revenge; the infliction of just discipline and punishment upon him in your treatment of the matter.

Clear; by having done your duty, according to the apostle's directions, 1 Corinthians 5:4-5, etc. The difference between worldly and godly sorrow is, one has supreme respect to the creature, the other to the Creator: one tends to inaction, murmuring, despair, and death; the other to earnest, persevering efforts for deliverance from sin, a dread of repeating it, a readiness to justify God in his threatenings against it, and a hearty reliance on Christ for pardon, sanctification, and eternal life.