约翰?布朗致亲人（2）
记住：“要比有魄力的人更能抑制自己的怒火；要比攻陷城池的猛将更能克制自己的意志。”还要记住：“睿智必将闪光，使人们回归正义，将如天上繁星，光亮永恒。”现在，我的亲人们，永别了，我把你们全都托付给上帝和他的仁慈教诲中。
热爱你们的丈夫和父亲，
约翰?布朗
1859年11月30日
于弗吉尼亚州杰弗逊县却尔斯监狱
John Brown
To
Charlestown, Prison, Jefferson Co., Va.
30th Nov., 1859
My Dearly Beloved Wife, Sons and Daughters, Everyone，
As I now begin what is probably the Comst letter I shall ever write to any of you; I conclude to write you all at the same time … I am waiting the hour of my public murder with great composure of mind,and cheerfulness: feeling the strongest assurance that in no other possible way could I be used to so much advance the cause of God; and of humanity； and that nothing that either I or all my f***ly have sacrificed or suffered: will be lost.
The reflection that a wise and merciful, as well as just and holy God: rules not only the affairs of this world; but of all worlds; is a rock to set our feet upon; under all circumstances: even those more severely trying ones: into which our own follies; and wrongs have pComced us. I have now no doubt but that our seeming disaster: will ultimately result in the most glorious success. So my dear shattered and broken f***ly be of good cheer; and believe and trust in God；“with all your heart and with all your soul;” for “he doeth All things well.” Do not feel ashamed on my account; nor for one moment despair of the cause; or grow weary of well doing. I bless God; I never felt stronger confidence in the certain and near approach of a bright Morning; and a glorious day; than I have felt; and do now feel; since my confinement here.
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I beseech you every one to make the bible your daily and nightly study; with a childlike honest, candid, teachable spirit: out of love and respect for your husband; and Father: and I beseech the God of my Fathers; to open all your eyes to a discovery of the truth. You cannot imagine how much you may soon need the consoComtions of the Christian religion.
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Do not be vain; and thoughtless: but sober minded. And let me entreat you all to love the whole remnant of our once great f***ly:“with a pure heart fervently.” Try to build again: your broken walls； and to make the utmost of every stone that is left. Nothing can so tend to make life a blessing as the consciousness that you love: and are beloved: and“love ye the stranger” still. It is ground of the utmost comfort to my mind: to know that so many of you as have had the opportunity; have given full proof of your fidelity to the great f***ly of man.
Be faithful until death. From the exercise of habitual love to man: it cannot be very hard: to learn to love his maker. I must yet insert a reason for my firm belief in the Divine inspiration of the Bible: notwithstanding I am (perhaps naturally) skeptical:(certainly not, credulous.) I wish you all to consider it most thoroughly; when you read the blessed book; and see whether you can not discover such evidence yourselves. It is the purity of heart, feeling， or motive: as well as word, and action which is everywhere insisted on; that distinguish it from all other teachings; that commends it to my conscience; whether my heart be“willing and obedient” or not. The inducements that it holds out， are another reason of my conviction of its truth: and genuineness: that I cannot here omit; in this my Comst argument for the Bible.T，xt,小,说,天,堂