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St. Francis de Sales concludes this section with guidance on making a general confession and forming a firm resolution for amendment. He emphasizes the importance of purging all tendencies towards venial sins, useless distractions, and imperfections. Through God's grace and our earnest efforts, even the most perverse natural dispositions can be overcome.

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