“The law can never save us; and he is nearest to the forgiveness of the gospel who, with a contrite heart, discerns most clearly and feels most profoundly that perfection of the Divine statute which impeaches and condemns him.”
“Christian penitence is something more than a thought or an emotion or a tear; it is action.”
“Know what your sin is and confess it; but do not imagine that you have approved yourself a penitent by confessing sin in the abstract.”
“My only crime was being a man and living in the world of men, and you don't have to do special penance for that. The crime and the penance, in that case, coincide perfectly. They are identical.”
“One should never spurn a penitent criminal: in his despair he may become twice as much a criminal as before.”
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