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and_o our_o do_n good_a jer._n xviii_o 11._o it_o imply_v a_o godly_a sorrow_n for_o sin_n yet_o that_o godly_a sorrow_n be_v not_o repentance_n but_o work_v repentance_n to_o salvation_n not_o to_o be_v repent_v of_o 2_o cor._n vii_o 10._o it_o imply_v a_o hatred_n of_o every_o false_a way_n psal._n cxix_o 104._o a_o be_v ashamed_a and_o confound_v for_o our_o own_o way_n a_o loathe_n ourselves_o in_o our_o own_o sight_n for_o our_o iniquity_n and_o for_o our_o abomination_n ezek._n xxxvi_o 31_o 32._o a_o confess_v and_o forsake_v our_o sin_n prov._n xxviii_o 13._o and_o yet_o all_o this_o be_v not_o the_o whole_a duty_n of_o repentance_n but_o as_o we_o must_v cease_v to_o do_v evil_a so_o must_v we_o learn_v to_o do_v well_o also_o isa._n i._n 16_o 17._o we_o must_v both_o eschew_v evil_a and_o do_v good_a 1_o pet._n iii_o 11._o neither_o be_v this_o to_o be_v think_v a_o work_n on_o which_o it_o may_v be_v enough_o to_o bestow_v some_o small_a part_n of_o our_o life_n when_o it_o grow_v near_o to_o a_o end_n for_o repentance_n be_v thus_o express_v tit._n ii_o 12._o a_o deny_v ungodliness_n and_o worldly_a lust_n and_o live_v sober_o righteous_o and_o godly_a in_o this_o present_a world_n can_v we_o think_v the_o apostle_n mean_v no_o more_o by_o these_o word_n but_o that_o we_o shall_v do_v this_o for_o some_o few_o year_n or_o day_n of_o our_o old_a age_n before_o we_o die_v certain_o no_o man_n can_v be_v so_o foolish_a as_o to_o think_v so_o but_o rather_o that_o even_o so_o long_o as_o we_o live_v in_o this_o present_a world_n and_o whilst_o we_o be_v a_o look_v for_o that_o bless_a hope_n mention_v v._o 13._o that_o be_v so_o long_o as_o we_o live_v we_o shall_v do_v this_o as_o zacharias_n clear_o express_v it_o luk._n i._n 75._o that_o we_o shall_v serve_v god_n in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n before_o he_o all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n and_o by_o patient_a continuance_n in_o well_o do_v seek_v for_o glory_n and_o honour_n and_o 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