The truly blessed man, or, The way to be happy here, and forever being…

2. He is one whose sin is covered; the word, Sin, signifies an erring, or turning out of the right way; and is applicable to all Sin whatsoever, which is Anomy, 1 Joh. 3. 4. the word, Covered, signifies, to hide a thing, by throwing something over it, that it may not be seen; and is a metaphor from the covering of nasty dirty things, that one is not willing should be taken notice of.

3. He is one to whom the Lord imputes not iniquity; the word, Iniquity, signifies that which i• crooked or perverse; and is sometimes used to express Original Sin, which is the crookedness o• our nature; and is often also applied to Actu• Sin, which is called mans crooked way; and th• word translated Impute, among many other significations of it is often used for reckoning or cha• ging to ones account: and Sins are sometim• called Debts in Scripture.

2. We have the evidence of this pardon s• down, with respect to the subject of it, he […] one in whose spirit there is no guile; the word Guile, signifies, fraud, falsehood, and deceit; and […] here taken for Hypocrisy, in opposition to true and integrity.

2. We have the evidence of this pardon s• down, with respect to the subject of it, he one in whose spirit there is no guile; the word Guile, signifies, fraud, falshood, and deceit; and here taken for Hypocrisy, in opposition to tru and integrity.