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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 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