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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 is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.
Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.
God never repents of what He has first resolved upon.
[Lat., Nec unquam primi consilii deos peonitet.]
God never repents of what He has first resolved upon.
[Lat., Nec unquam primi consilii deos peonitet.]
But if they repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, they are your brethren in faith; and We read more
But if they repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, they are your brethren in faith; and We make the communications clear for a people who know. (The Immunity 9.11)
When iron scourge, and tort'ring hour
The bad affright, afflict the best.
When iron scourge, and tort'ring hour
The bad affright, afflict the best.
Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins.
Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins.
Bad men are full of repentance.
Bad men are full of repentance.
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.
Repentance is a grace of God's Spirit whereby a sinner is inwardly humbled and visibly reformed
Repentance is a grace of God's Spirit whereby a sinner is inwardly humbled and visibly reformed
