penitence sentence examples

• Here too we express penitence both for our neglect and for having sometimes regarded evangelism and social concern as mutually exclusive.
• Genuine penitence and faith are seen in terms of justice and caring love.
• In 1212 he sent out the brethren, two and two, to reform the world by preaching penitence.
• Rather god forgives only the penitent and one of the chief evidences of true penitence is a forgiving spirit.
• If you doubt the penitence as a practical fact, there are your knives and forks.
• It was a wonderful display of public penitence, the like of which we have not seen for a good while.

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