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What is contrition or sorrow for sin?
[blank_start]Contrition or sorrow for sin[blank_end] [blank_start]is a hatred of sin[blank_end] [blank_start]and a true grief of the[blank_end] [blank_start]soul for having offended[blank_end] [blank_start]God[blank_end], [blank_start]with a firm purpose[blank_end] [blank_start]of sinning no more[blank_end].
Question 2
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What kind of sorrow should we have for our sins?
[blank_start]The sorrow we[blank_end] [blank_start]should have for[blank_end] [blank_start]our sins should be interior[blank_end], [blank_start]supernatural[blank_end], [blank_start]universal[blank_end], [blank_start]and sovereign[blank_end].
Question 3
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What do you mean by saying that our sorrow should be interior?
[blank_start]When I say[blank_end] [blank_start]that our sorrow[blank_end] [blank_start]should be interior[blank_end], [blank_start]I mean that it[blank_end] [blank_start]should come from[blank_end] [blank_start]the heart[blank_end], [blank_start]and not merely from[blank_end] [blank_start]the lips[blank_end].
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When I say
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that our sorrow
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should be interior
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I mean that it
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should come from
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the heart
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and not merely from
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the lips
Question 4
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What do you mean by saying that our sorrow should be supernatural?
[blank_start]When I say[blank_end] [blank_start]that our sorrow should[blank_end] [blank_start]be supernatural[blank_end], [blank_start]I mean that it[blank_end] [blank_start]should be prompted[blank_end] [blank_start]by the grace[blank_end] [blank_start]of God[blank_end], [blank_start]and excited by[blank_end] [blank_start]motives which spring[blank_end] [blank_start]from faith[blank_end], [blank_start]and not by[blank_end] [blank_start]merely natural motives[blank_end]
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When I say
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that our sorrow should
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be supernatural
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I mean that it
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should be prompted
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by the grace
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of God
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and excited by
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motives which spring
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from faith
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and not by
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merely natural motives
Question 5
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What do you mean by saying that our sorrow should be universal?
[blank_start]When I say[blank_end] [blank_start]that our sorrow[blank_end] [blank_start]should be universal[blank_end], [blank_start]I mean that we[blank_end] [blank_start]should be sorry[blank_end] [blank_start]for our mortal sins[blank_end] [blank_start]without exception[blank_end].
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without exception
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for our mortal sins
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should be sorry
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I mean that we
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should be universal
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that our sorrow
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When I say
Question 6
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What do you mean when you say that our sorrow should be sovereign?
[blank_start]When I say[blank_end] [blank_start]that our sorrow[blank_end] [blank_start]should be sovereign[blank_end] [blank_start]I mean that we should[blank_end] [blank_start]grieve more for[blank_end] [blank_start]having offended[blank_end] [blank_start]God than for[blank_end] [blank_start]any other evil[blank_end] [blank_start]that can befall us[blank_end].
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that can befall us
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any other evil
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God than for
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having offended
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grieve more for
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I mean that we should
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should be sovereign
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that our sorrow
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When I say
Question 7
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Why should we be sorry for our sins?
[blank_start]We should be sorry[blank_end] [blank_start]for our sins[blank_end], [blank_start]because sin is the[blank_end] [blank_start]greatest of evils and an[blank_end] [blank_start]offense against God our[blank_end] [blank_start]Creator[blank_end], [blank_start]Preserver[blank_end], [blank_start]and Redeemer[blank_end], [blank_start]and because it shuts[blank_end] [blank_start]us out of Heaven and[blank_end] [blank_start]condemns us to the eternal[blank_end] [blank_start]pains of Hell[blank_end]
Question 8
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How many kinds of contrition are there?
[blank_start]There are two[blank_end] [blank_start]kinds of contrition[blank_end]: [blank_start]perfect contrition[blank_end] [blank_start]and[blank_end] [blank_start]imperfect contrition[blank_end].
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and
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imperfect contrition
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perfect contrition
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kinds of contrition
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There are two
Question 9
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What is perfect contrition?
[blank_start]Perfect contrition[blank_end] [blank_start]is that which[blank_end] [blank_start]fills us with[blank_end] [blank_start]sorrow and hatred[blank_end] [blank_start]for sin because it[blank_end] [blank_start]offends God, who is[blank_end] [blank_start]infinitely good in Himself and[blank_end] [blank_start]worthy of all love[blank_end].
Question 10
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What is imperfect contrition?
[blank_start]Imperfect contrition[blank_end] [blank_start]is that by which[blank_end] [blank_start]we hate what[blank_end] [blank_start]offends God[blank_end] [blank_start]because by it[blank_end] [blank_start]we lose[blank_end] [blank_start]Heaven and deserve[blank_end] [blank_start]Hell[blank_end]; [blank_start]or because sin[blank_end] [blank_start]is so hateful[blank_end] [blank_start]in itself[blank_end].
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Imperfect contrition
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is that by which
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we hate what
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we lose
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because by it
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offends God
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Heaven and deserve
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Hell
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or because sin
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is so hateful
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in itself
Question 11
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Is imperfect contrition sufficient for a worthy confession?
[blank_start]Imperfect contrition[blank_end] [blank_start]is sufficient for[blank_end] [blank_start]a worthy confession[blank_end], [blank_start]but we should endeavor[blank_end] [blank_start]to have perfect contrition[blank_end].
Question 12
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What do you mean by a firm purpose of sinning no more?
[blank_start]By a firm purpose[blank_end] [blank_start]of sinning no[blank_end] [blank_start]more I mean[blank_end] [blank_start]a fixed resolve not only[blank_end] [blank_start]to avoid all[blank_end] [blank_start]mortal sin, but also[blank_end] [blank_start]its near occasions[blank_end].
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By a firm purpose
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of sinning no
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more I mean
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a fixed resolve not only
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to avoid all
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mortal sin, but also
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its near occasions
Question 13
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What do you mean by the near occasions of sin?
[blank_start]By the near[blank_end] [blank_start]occasions of sin[blank_end] [blank_start]I mean all the[blank_end] [blank_start]persons, places and things[blank_end] [blank_start]that may easily lead[blank_end] [blank_start]us into sin[blank_end].