Men ought not to content themselves with a general repentance, but it is every man's duty to endeavour to repent of his particular sins, particularly.
It is in wrestling with specific sins that we, in Christ, gain victory over them. We must go to our Father and acknowledge the particular ways in which we have offended him; this gains us better appreciation for the variety of our offenses, the comprehensiveness of God's holiness, and the exacting standard of personal righteousness that we can never in ourselves fulfill. This drives us back on Christ, helping us to rely on him totally for our standing before God.
In large part this is why the mature saint is much more cognizant of his sin and can say along with Paul that he is the chief of sinners, and mean it.
Tomorrow: The place of confession.
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