Q.76. What is repentance unto life?

A. Repentance unto life is a saving grace,[h] wrought in the heart of a sinner by the Spirit[i] and word of God,[k] whereby, out of the sight and sense, not only of the danger,[l] but also of the filthiness and odiousness of his sins,[m] and upon the apprehension of God’s mercy in Christ to such as are penitent,[n] he so grieves for[o] and hates his sins,[p] as that he turns from them all to God,[q] purposing and endeavouring constantly to walk with him in all the ways of new obedience.[r]

[h] 2 Tim. 2:25.

[i] Zech. 12:10.

[k] Acts 11:18,20,21.

[l] Ezek. 18:28,30,32. Luke 15:17,18. Hos. 2:6,7.

[m] Ezek. 36:31. Isa. 30:22.

[n] Joel 2:12,13.

[o] Jer. 31:18,19.

[p] 2 Cor. 7:11.

[q] Acts 26:18. Ezek. 14:6. 1 Kings 8:47,48.

[r] Ps. 119:6,59,128. Luke 1:6. 2 Kings 23:25.