A. This phrase is here used to express the Forgiveness of Sin, and is accordingly to be interpreted. Now the reason why things are Covered is that they may be hidden out of sight; that th• may not always be in our eye and view to […] looked on; and the end of our Covering a th• is either with respect to our selves or others. […] regard to others, we Cover it, that they may […] see or know it, thus, 1 Pet. 4. 8. Charity shall co• the multitude of sins; i. e. it keeps them to it […] and doth not divulge them. Covering is upon to discovering; thus when men bring pretences […] put off things, they are said to cover them: ex• ses are called Covers. With respect to our sel• we are said to cover a thing, when we put it ou• our sight, in order to the putting it out of our rem• brance: and we are wont to do so by things, […] sight and memory whereof would be a grief […] a vexation to us; and thus are we here to undo stand it. God covers his peoples sins from […] own sight, that so he may not remember them, […] be angry at his Children by reason of them, so […] to take vengeance on them upon the acco• thereof, the Scripture represents Sin as a th• ⟨p. 67⟩odious to God, a thing that he cannot endure to look upon, Hab. 1. 13. a thing that horribly provokes him against the Sinner; and therefore called the abominable thing that he hates, Jer. 44. 4. Hence, when he is resolved to punish men for it, he is said, to set it in his sight, Psal. 90. 8. to make strict search after it, Zech. 1. 12. To call it to remembrance, Ezek. 21. 23. When therefore he comes to pardon it, it sets it forth by contrary expressions, the putting it away, 2 Sam. 12. 13. Hiding his face from beholding it, Psal. 51. 9. not seeing […], Numb. 23. 21. The removing it far from him, Psal. 103 12. Forgetting, or not remembering it any •ore, Isa. 43. 25. Casting it into the depth of the •a, Mic. 7. 19. All of which expressions are of •e same import with this of Covering them.
A. This phrase is here used to express the Forgiveness of Sin, and is accordingly to be interpreted. Now the reason why things are Covered is that they may be hidden out of sight; that th• may not always be in our eye and view to 〈…〉 looked on; and the end of our Covering a th• is either with respect to our selves or others. 〈…〉 regard to others, we Cover it, that they may 〈…〉 see or know it, thus, 1 Pet. 4. 8. Charity shall co• the multitude of sins; i. e. it keeps them to it 〈…〉 and doth not divulge them. Covering is oppo• to discovering; thus when men bring pretences 〈…〉 put off things, they are said to cover them: ex• ses are called Covers. With respect to our sel• we are said to cover a thing, when we put it ou• our sight, in order to the putting it out of our rem• brance: and we are wont to do so by things, 〈…〉 sight and memory whereof would be a grief 〈…〉 a vexation to us; and thus are we here to und• stand it. God covers his peoples sins from 〈…〉 own sight, that so he may not remember them, 〈…〉 be angry at his Children by reason of them, so 〈…〉 to take vengeance on them upon the acco• thereof, the Scripture represents Sin as a th• ⟨p. 67⟩odious to God, a thing that he cannot endure to look upon, Hab. 1. 13. a thing that horribly provokes him against the Sinner; and therefore called the abominable thing that he hates, Jer. 44. 4. Hence, when he is resolved to punish men for it, he is said, to set it in his sight,
