REPENTANCE.
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and more, and ended the day with a lie. The hymn says,
"He that does one fault at first,
And lies to hide it, makes it two."
And the Bible says, "he that covereth his sins shall not prosper, but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall find mercy."
Now there are four things which make a true repentance.
I. It is necessary to know what sin is.
This I will explain by the following story of a little girl, told by herself:—
"I was visiting my Aunt Mary. I was
