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Fifth mark. Godly sorrow is known by the companions of it, or as I may call them, the effects of it, 2 Cor. 7.11. 1 Carefulness, that is, an earnest bethinking our selves, joined with diligence in the means whereby we may avoid the sin we mourn for. 2 Clearing of our selves, which is an endeavour to approve ourselves in the dislike of that we mourn for by the contrary deed done, Luke 19.8.¹ Behold, the half of my goods I give to the poor, Acts 16.33. Indignation, whereby a man is even angry with himself, loathes himself, is even weary of himself, Ezek. 36.4 Fear,² which is an awful regard, whereby we are afraid both of the sin, and of all the occasions of it, with respect to Gods displeasure, Pro. 28.14.³ Blessed is the man that feareth always. 5 A vehement desire, whereby we are so affected, that we do not more strongly long for any thing, then to be preserved from that evil, by which we have fallen, and also to do the contrary good, Psal. 119.⁴ My heart breaketh for the fervent desire it hath to thy commandments. ⟨p. 262⟩6 Zeal, when upon the consideration how we have dishonoured God by our sin, we are so much the more desirous of his glory by all well doing; this is apparent by Paul, who was so much the more zealous in the propagating of the Gospel, as he had been furious in persecuting it. 7 Revenge, when a man shows his displeasure against sin, by punishing the instruments and occasions of it,