Chap. i 3. AnExpofatión upón the Book of,Joi Verf.í3. 499 the hairs uponour head, they are asthe finds upon the fea-fhore innumerable. Thekinds or forts of fin, yea,thegreater aEts of fin may be numbred by man, but he only that numbers the (tars can number all our fins. We commit many finsof ignorance,and we are ignorant of fome of"our fins of knowledge ; we commit known fins which we donot know-thatwe have committed. Andas God only knows the number, fo the greatnefs and the ag- gravations of ourfans. who can underfland his errours?(Pfa.i9.12.) He means praEEical, not doìrinal errours. As there erroursor wandrin s are beyondour numbring, foalto beyond our under- itanding. As there is a height and a depth in the love of God which paffeth our knowledge : fo there is an height and a depth of wickednefs in our hearts which fièth our knowledge. The Lordonly can thew us how finful weare,as he only can Phew us how gracious himfelf is. 1i>a(ii Further,The multiplicationof terms in this paffage is, confide- Pe e,., son ad table, Howmanyare mine iniquities and myfins? make me to know mil my trànfgref on and myfin. Here are three Original words, by fiat pecprtt which colt dotli cxprefs file fame thing. z. iniquity. 2. tranf- pervekrr1i greilion. 3. fin. The Latines give us four, and they labour much g to ind out a matter it diEtin&on in this verbal diftinetion ; or e!L' rl feGácunew & re6ellionene to thew how iniquity, tranfgreflion And fin, as all'ohow fin in the failfieaau.Mtro firftclaufe, and tin in the fecond differ. The firit word which we tranflate iniquity,Ggnifies a perverfe- nefs and crookednefsof fpirie : or thofe fins which have a pecu- liar crookednefs and perverfenefs in them. The fecond ligni- fies any the leal+ aberration from the way or rule of holinefs in our aEtings, though our hearts hand right : every fiep betide the line is fin. The word in the fecond claufe, which we tranflate tranfgref on,cignifies rebellion and obflinacy of fpirit,the riungs of Latini ut!Pi!" quatuor diftin. oar thoughts againít God. they is verbis The Latinesmake out the diftinítion thus, By iniquities, curiofaus inter underhand thofe evils which are committed againft our neigh- bat difcrimen boar. By fins, thofe which a man commits against himfelf. By conftituere ni- tranfgrefons,thofe which are immediately againfi God: And by tuntur.i.iniquî. tin in the fourth place, ()millions; as if he had laid, Lord,fhew me tas in. prexamú. a. peccata ïnfe mine iniquities, any evil 1have committed again)? others : fhew me ;. feed a fiemeiii myfins, thole which Ihave committed againfi myPelf; Phewme my 4..deliei omit- tranfgrefsions, the rebellions of my life again'? thy Majefly; And ones: Lyran. ,fhewme my fns,all my neglects toperform,or negligent performances Aquin. Paige S f f 2 fauter.
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