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Restore to God His due in tithe and time;
A tithe purloin'd cankers the whole estate.
Restore to God His due in tithe and time;
A tithe purloin'd cankers the whole estate.
Repentance for silence is better than repentance for speaking.
Repentance for silence is better than repentance for speaking.
When prodigals return great things are done.
When prodigals return great things are done.
Sudden friendship, sure repentance.
Sudden friendship, sure repentance.
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
The dream is short, repentance long.
[Ger., Der Wahn ist kurtz, die Reu ist lang.]
The dream is short, repentance long.
[Ger., Der Wahn ist kurtz, die Reu ist lang.]
O ye powers that search
The heart of man, and weigh his inmost thoughts,
If I have read more
O ye powers that search
The heart of man, and weigh his inmost thoughts,
If I have done amiss, impute it not!
The best may err, but you are good.
Who after his transgression doth repent,
Is halfe, or altogether, innocent.
Who after his transgression doth repent,
Is halfe, or altogether, innocent.
From listening comes wisdom, and from speaking repentance.
From listening comes wisdom, and from speaking repentance.
