Only the penitent man will pass. — Penance

"A pleasant virtue, extreme penance to an extreme course; Also pleasant, when God is delivering me. Pleasant, the carousal that hinders not mental exertion; Also pleasant, to drink together about horns."

"Christian penitence is something more than a thought or an emotion or a tear; it is action."

"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."

"The man hath penance done, And penance more will do."

"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."

"Prostrate, dear Jesus, at Thy feet, A guilty rebel lies; And upwards, to Thy mercy-seat, Presumes to lift his eyes."