Saving repentance – Thomas Brooks

Saving repentance includes contrition or grief of heart for sins committed. Now this is sometimes called
godly sorrow, 2 Cor. 7:10;
a contrite spirit, Isaiah 66:2;
a broken and contrite heart, Psalm 51:17;
the afflicting of our souls, Lev. 16:29;
the humbling of the heart, 2 Chron. 7:14, Lam. 3:20;
a mourning, Zech. 12:10;
a weeping, Mark 14:72.

All repenting sinners are mourning sinners. David repents and waters his couch with his tears. Hezekiah repents and humbles himself for the pride of his heart. Ephraim repents and Ephraim bemoans himself. Mary Magdalene repents and weeps, and washes Christ’s feet with her tears. The Corinthians repented and were made sorrowful after a godly manner.