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REPENTANCE.

128 'what is the matter, how came you here?" Then for the first time I burst into tears, and what a relief it was. She placed me on the bed and sat down beside me, and talked to me so kindly, just like my moth- er. As well as I could I told her all. Oh, how sorry she looked. After a while she spoke, and then only said, 'How true what the Bible says, "The fear of man bringeth a snare, but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe."" REPENTANCE. Now from this sad story, you see that there may be a knowledge of sin, that is to say, you may know what is a sin, but that is not repentance, it is only a part Digitized by Google