Sin which men account small brings God's great wrath on men. - Thomas Brooks

True penitential confession is joined with reformation. He that does not forsake his sin, as well as confess it, forsakes the benefit of his confession. And indeed, there is no real confession of sin, where there is no real forsaking of sin. It is not enough for us to confess the sins we have committed, but we must resolve against committing again the sins we have committed.

It is the very nature of grace to make a man strive to be most eminent in that particular grace which is most opposed to his bosom sin.

The lives of such are most desirable, and the deaths of such will be most lamented, who make it their business to serve their generation.