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and_o many_o sin_n for_o charity_n shall_v cover_v the_o multitude_n of_o sin_n these_o word_n be_v parallel_v to_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o the_o five_o chapter_n of_o s_o t_o james_n he_o that_o convert_v a_o sinner_n from_o the_o error_n of_o his_o way_n shall_v save_v a_o soul_n from_o death_n and_o shall_v hide_v a_o multitude_n of_o sin_n but_o in_o some_o copy_n both_o in_o this_o place_n and_o in_o my_o text_n the_o original_a have_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o future_a tense_n charity_n shall_v cover_v a_o multitude_n of_o sin_n imply_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o charitable_a man_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o present_a do_v cover_v a_o multitude_n of_o sin_n imply_v the_o sin_n of_o other_o man_n as_o it_o be_v prov._n 10.12_o hatred_n stir_v up_o strife_n but_o love_v or_o charity_n cover_v all_o sin_n i._n e._n hide_v and_o bear_v with_o the_o transgression_n of_o other_o man_n and_o thus_o again_o it_o be_v say_v 1_o cor._n 13.4_o charity_n suffer_v long_o and_o be_v kind_a in_o which_o word_n the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o a_o prime_a act_n of_o charity_n not_o of_o its_o reward_n of_o the_o goodness_n it_o show_v not_o of_o the_o recompense_n it_o shall_v receive_v but_o there_o will_v be_v no_o need_n to_o contend_v for_o render_v of_o the_o word_n either_o way_n for_o both_o these_o proposition_n be_v true_a charity_n be_v a_o benign_a virtue_n that_o pardon_v the_o sin_n of_o those_o that_o offend_v against_o we_o and_o again_o charity_n be_v so_o acceptable_a a_o virtue_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n that_o for_o its_o sake_n he_o will_v pardon_v many_o sin_n commit_v against_o he_o i_o shall_v therefore_o handle_v the_o word_n in_o both_o sense_n and_o first_o charity_n shall_v cover_v the_o multitude_n of_o sin_n i._n e._n of_o our_o own_o sin_n against_o god_n sin_n be_v say_v to_o be_v hide_v or_o cover_v in_o scripture_n when_o they_o be_v pardon_v so_o psal._n 32.1_o bless_a be_v he_o who_o unrighteousness_n be_v forgive_v and_o who_o sin_n be_v cover_v and_o again_o psal._n 84.3_o thou_o have_v forgive_v the_o iniquity_n of_o thy_o people_n thou_o have_v cover_v all_o their_o sin_n cover_v of_o sin_n import_v not_o the_o conceal_v they_o in_o relation_n to_o god_n sight_n or_o knowledge_n but_o in_o relation_n to_o his_o justice_n or_o punishment_n as_o man_n be_v say_v to_o forget_v injury_n not_o in_o a_o sense_n of_o memory_n but_o of_o mercy_n when_o they_o remember_v they_o not_o to_o revenge_v they_o as_o joseph_n forget_v his_o brethren_n sell_n he_o into_o egypt_n not_o as_o pharaoh_n butler_n forget_v joseph_n in_o prison_n but_o may_v not_o then_o the_o same_o question_n be_v ask_v here_o which_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n ask_v in_o the_o gospel_n who_o can_v forgive_v sin_n but_o god_n alone_o in_o what_o sense_n can_v charity_n be_v say_v to_o cover_v or_o pardon_v sin_n for_o cover_n or_o pardon_v of_o sin_n and_o justification_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n the_o peculiar_a prerogative_n of_o god_n and_o his_o free_a gift_n of_o grace_n through_o jesus_n christ_n and_o to_o affirm_v that_o charity_n or_o any_o other_o virtue_n whatsoever_o can_v work_v this_o work_n belong_v only_o to_o god_n be_v to_o make_v it_o as_o saint_n t_o hilary_n speak_v ambitiosa_fw-la errorum_fw-la patrona_fw-la a_o ambitious_a or_o aspire_a patroness_n of_o error_n to_o make_v it_o affect_v the_o throne_n of_o god_n like_o lucifer_n to_o attribute_v to_o a_o imperfect_a humane_a virtue_n the_o power_n of_o the_o deity_n and_o to_o advance_v that_o to_o be_v a_o giver_n of_o pardon_n which_o stand_v in_o need_n to_o receive_v pardon_v itself_o when_o it_o be_v say_v therefore_o that_o charity_n shall_v cover_v our_o sin_n it_o mean_v only_o that_o it_o