Be penitent, and for thy fault contrite.
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Penitent
/ˈpɛnɪtənt/
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If thou be penitent and grieved, or desirous to be so, these heinous sins shall not be laid to thy charge.
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[…] But we that know what ’tis to faſt and pray, / Are penitent for your default to day.
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Wamba, who defeated the Saracens in an attempt upon Spain, was deprived of the crown, because he had been clothed in the habit of a penitent, while labouring under the influence of poison, administered by the ambitious Erviga!
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