Confession of FaithChapter 15: Of Repentance unto Life

5. Men ought not to content themselves with a general repentance, but it is every man's duty to endeavor to repent of his particular sins, particularly.1

1. Psalm 19:13

   Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins;
   let them not have dominion over me!
   Then I shall be blameless,
   and innocent of great transgression.

   Luke 19:8

   And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.”

   1 Timothy 1:13

   though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,

   1 Timothy 1:15

   The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. (ESV)