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#### Confession of Faith
##### Chapter 15: Of Repentance unto Life
As every man is bound to make private confession of his sins to God, praying for the pardon thereof;[^fnref:wcf1] upon which, and the forsaking of them, he shall find mercy;[^fnref:wcf2] so, he that scandalizeth his brother, or the church of Christ, ought to be willing, by a private or public confession, and sorrow for his sin, to declare his repentance to those that are offended,[^fnref:wcf3] who are thereupon to be reconciled to him, and in love to receive him.[^fnref:wcf4]
[^fnref:wcf1]: <div class="esv"><h5>Psalm 51:4-5</h5> <div class="esv-text"><div class="block-indent"> <p class="line-group" id="p19051004.01-1">Against you, you only, have I sinned<br /> <span class="indent"></span>and done what is evil in your sight,<br /> so that you may be justified in your words<br /> <span class="indent"></span>and blameless in your judgment.<br /> Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>and in sin did my mother conceive me.</p> </div> </div><h5>Psalm 51:7</h5> <div class="esv-text"><div class="block-indent"> <p class="line-group" id="p19051007.01-2">Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;<br /> <span class="indent"></span>wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.</p> </div> </div><h5>Psalm 51:9</h5> <div class="esv-text"><div class="block-indent"> <p class="line-group" id="p19051009.01-3">Hide your face from my sins,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>and blot out all my iniquities.</p> </div> </div><h5>Psalm 51:14</h5> <div class="esv-text"><div class="block-indent"> <p class="line-group" id="p19051014.01-4">Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>O God of my salvation,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.</p> </div> </div><h5>Psalm 32:5-6</h5> <div class="esv-text"><div class="block-indent"> <p class="line-group" id="p19032005.01-5">I acknowledged my sin to you,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>and I did not cover my iniquity;<br /> I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the <span class="small-caps">Lord</span>,”<br /> <span class="indent"></span>and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. <span class="selah">Selah</span></p> <p class="line-group" id="p19032006.01-5">Therefore let everyone who is godly<br /> <span class="indent"></span>offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found;<br /> surely in the rush of great waters,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>they shall not reach him. (<a href="http://www.esv.org" class="copyright">ESV</a>)</p> </div> </div> </div>
[^fnref:wcf2]: <div class="esv"><h5>Proverbs 28:13</h5> <div class="esv-text"><div class="block-indent"> <p class="line-group" id="p20028013.01-1">Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.</p> </div> </div><h5>1 John 1:9</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p62001009.01-2">If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (<a href="http://www.esv.org" class="copyright">ESV</a>)</p> </div> </div>
[^fnref:wcf3]: <div class="esv"><h5>James 5:16</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p59005016.01-1">Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.</p> </div><h5>Luke 17:3-4</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p42017003.01-2"><span class="woc">Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him,</span> <span class="woc">and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”</span></p> </div><h5>Joshua 7:19</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p06007019.01-3">Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the <span class="small-caps">Lord</span> God of Israel and give praise to him. And tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me.”</p> </div><h5>Psalm 51</h5> <div class="esv-text"> <div class="block-indent"> <p class="line-group" id="p19051001.30-4"><span class="chapter-num" id="v19051001-4">51:1 </span>Have mercy on me, O God,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>according to your steadfast love;<br /> according to your abundant mercy<br /> <span class="indent"></span>blot out my transgressions.<br /> Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>and cleanse me from my sin!</p> <p class="line-group" id="p19051003.01-4">For I know my transgressions,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>and my sin is ever before me.<br /> Against you, you only, have I sinned<br /> <span class="indent"></span>and done what is evil in your sight,<br /> so that you may be justified in your words<br /> <span class="indent"></span>and blameless in your judgment.<br /> Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>and in sin did my mother conceive me.<br /> Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.</p> <p class="line-group" id="p19051007.01-4">Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;<br /> <span class="indent"></span>wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.<br /> Let me hear joy and gladness;<br /> <span class="indent"></span>let the bones that you have broken rejoice.<br /> Hide your face from my sins,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>and blot out all my iniquities.<br /> Create in me a clean heart, O God,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>and renew a right spirit within me.<br /> Cast me not away from your presence,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>and take not your Holy Spirit from me.<br /> Restore to me the joy of your salvation,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>and uphold me with a willing spirit.</p> <p class="line-group" id="p19051013.01-4">Then I will teach transgressors your ways,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>and sinners will return to you.<br /> Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>O God of my salvation,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.<br /> O Lord, open my lips,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>and my mouth will declare your praise.<br /> For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it;<br /> <span class="indent"></span>you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.<br /> The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;<br /> <span class="indent"></span>a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.</p> <p class="line-group" id="p19051018.01-4">Do good to Zion in your good pleasure;<br /> <span class="indent"></span>build up the walls of Jerusalem;<br /> then will you delight in right sacrifices,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings;<br /> <span class="indent"></span>then bulls will be offered on your altar. (<a href="http://www.esv.org" class="copyright">ESV</a>)</p> </div> </div> </div>
[^fnref:wcf4]: <div class="esv"><h5>2 Corinthians 2:8</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p47002008.01-1">So I beg you to reaffirm your love for him. (<a href="http://www.esv.org" class="copyright">ESV</a>)</p> </div> </div>