The Second London Baptist Confession of Faith Paragraph 15.3

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This saving repentance is an evangelical grace,⁠¹⁠ whereby a person, being by the Holy Spirit made sensible of the manifold evils of his sin, does, by faith in Christ, humble himself for it with godly sorrow, detestation of it, and self-abhorrancy,⁠²⁠ praying for pardon and strength of grace, with a purpose and endeavor, by supplies of the Spirit, to walk before God unto all well-pleasing in all things.⁠³⁠

expand_more [1] Zechariah 12:10; Acts 11:18

expand_more [2] Ezekiel 36:31; 2 Corinthians 7:11

expand_more [3] Psalm 119:6, 128

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Repentance does not cause one to:

Humble himself with godly sorrow

Detest sin and abhor self

Pray for pardon and grace

Walk perfectly before the Lord

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