一、悔改得生命是一种福音的恩典（徒11:18；林后7:10；亚12:10），每一位福音的仆人不但要传讲对基督的信心，也要传讲悔改的教义（路24:47；可1:15；徒20:21）。（译注：许多现代传福音的技巧或急功近利，倚靠市场营销和心理学方法，或偏重个人见证，倚靠情感或理性，并非踏实的圣言传讲，以致悔改和得救都是可疑的。）

Repentance unto life is an evangelical grace, the doctrine whereof is to be preached by every minister of the gospel, as well as that of faith in Christ.

二、通过悔改，罪人看到、并感受到自己的罪不但是危险的，而且是污秽可憎的，因为与神的圣洁本性和公义律法相悖，并明白神在基督里对那些悔改之人的怜悯；从而对自己的罪感到忧伤和恨恶，以致转离一切罪恶，归向神（结18:30-31；36:31；赛30:22；诗51:4；耶31:18-19；珥2:12-13；摩5:15；诗119:128；林后7:71；帖前1:9），立志并努力照祂的一切诫命与祂同行（诗119:6,59,106；王下23:25；路1:6）。（译注：完整的悔改包括三个方面，1、要看到罪的危险和污秽，否则是幼稚和肤浅的，还要明白神的怜悯，否则是恐怖黑暗的；2、对自己的罪忧伤恨恶；3、转离罪、向神委身。）

By it a sinner, out of the sight and sense, not only of the danger, but also of the filthiness and odiousness of his sins, as contrary to the holy nature and righteous law of God, and upon the apprehension of His mercy in Christ to such as are penitent, so grieves for, and hates his sins, as to turn from them all unto God, purposing and endeavoring to walk with Him in all the ways of His commandments.

三、虽然悔改不能作为对罪的任何补偿、或赦免的任何理由（结36:31-32；16:61-63；赛43:25），因为赦免是神在基督里白白恩典的作为（何14:2,4；罗3:24；弗1:7）；但悔改对于所有的罪人是如此必要，以致没有它就没有人能指望得赦免（路13:3,5；可1:4；徒17:30－31）。（译注：神不是因为我们的悔改，才赦免我们的罪。）

Although repentance be not to be rested in as any satisfaction for sin, or any cause of the pardon thereof, which is the act of God’s free grace in Christ; yet is it of such necessity to all sinners, that none may expect pardon without it.

四、正如没有一个罪小到不必遭受永世的惩罚（罗6:23；加3:10；太12:36），同样，也没有一个罪大到给那些真心悔改的人带来永世的灭亡（赛55:7；罗8:1；赛1:16-18）。

As there is no sin so small but it deserves damnation; so there is no sin so great that it can bring damnation upon those who truly repent.

五、人不应满足于一般性的悔改，每个人都有责任努力具体地为自己具体的罪悔改（诗19:13；太26:75；路19:8；提前1:13,15）。（译注：许多现代基督徒的悔改是泛泛的、笼统的。）

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.

六、正如每个人都应当私下向神承认自己的罪，祈求赦免（诗32:5-6；51:1-14），同时离弃这些罪，便可得蒙怜悯（箴28:13；赛55:7；约壹1:9）；同样，他若得罪弟兄或基督的教会，应当愿意私下或公开认罪，并为自己的罪忧伤，向那些被冒犯的人表示悔改（雅5:16；路17:3-4；书7:19；太18:15-18）；而那些人因此应该与他和好，并以爱心接纳他（林后2:7-8；加6:1-2）。

As every man is bound to make private confession of his sins to God, praying for the pardon thereof, upon which, and the forsaking of them, he shall find mercy: so he that scandalizeth his brother, or the church of Christ, ought to be willing, by a private or public confession and sorrow for his sin, to declare his repentance to those that are offended; who are thereupon to be reconciled to him, and in love to receive him.