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of it, the first part, for unless we know it to be a sin, we shall never repent and turn away from it.
II. If we know what is sin, and are taught of God, we shall be sorry for sin.
I do not mean sorry for having done anything which is wrong for fear of being punished, but sorry because it was wrong to do it; and because it was doing something forbidden by God, who is so good and kind.
There was once a little girl called Annie. I will not now tell you what kind of a little girl she was, but you shall hear what happened to her. Her nurse one
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