Quote#Truth
True penitential confession is joined with reformation. He that does…
Quote byThomas Brooks · 1608–1680
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Works of Thomas Brooks, pp.413-4.
English (original)
True penitential confession is joined with reformation. He that does not forsake his sin, as well as confess it, forsakes the benefit of his confession. And indeed, there is no real confession of sin, where there is no real forsaking of sin. It is not enough for us to confess the sins we have committed, but we must resolve against committing again the sins we have committed.
— Thomas Brooks
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