theology, a sorrow for our sins, resulting from the reflection of having offended God, from the sole consideration of his goodness, without any regard to the punishment due to the trespass, and attended with a sincere resolution of reforming them. The word is derived from the Latin contrere, to break or bruise.

Control is properly a double register kept of acts, issues, &c., of the officers or commissioners in the revenue, army, &c., in order to perceive the true state thereof, and to certify the truth, and the due keeping of the acts subject to the enregisterment.