666 Chap. 3 1. An Expofition upon the Boole of J o ra. Verf. 3 3; Kin hi gnat Yet further, Some of the Jewith Rabbins tranflate, thus; IfI ab ] l gocd have hid my fin in my felfe-love, or in the love of-my felfe,or as Mr, eft clrtr °e'e Broughton, of a felfe-love. Wich which reading other late learned deduri qu,fi ,ilni'ìc i in Interpreters agree ; Some thus ; Hiding my fig becaufe ILLved it, a -no e mei et or out ofl,ve to my felfe. As felfe-love is a fin, fo many hide their riA:lterk aua fins out of love to felfe. Thofe things that we love dearely and homes natu,a have a precious efterme of, we hide fafely ; That's the ernphafrs laoorant, feet pave! peccata ofthefe latter tranflations IfI have hid my iniquity becaufe I Mantes, loved it, or, Recaufe e ofmy felfelove ; As if 706, had afligned two Aloiend° ex di things, which might have prevailed with him toconceale his fin, letlione itiea if hehad not feared God ; Fïrft,the patterne he had from Adam, i,,icptitatem or from the dayly praFkice of molt men. Secondly, the love seam, dun: which man naturally beares to fin. Ihave not covered my tranf- greifons like Adam, nor hath my love to them overcome me to hide them. Againe , Whcn 7th faith, he did not cover his tranfgreljions, nor hide his iniquity in bis bofome. We muff underhand him in the full latitude of thefe words ; And fo more is intended then ex preffed ; even that he acknowledged and confeffed his fin. As he did not proclaims his fin in the market place, fo he did difcover it, as in duty he ought, that is, in time, place, and manner conve- nient. fie not only did not hide his fin,but he acknowledgedand confeffed it. As all the negative precepts include their afFirraa- ri%r fome negative pra&ices include their affirmatives. Ac- cording to which ruleof Scripture interpretation, wee may con- clud.,that when lob fayd,1have not coveredmy tranfgre ons, &c. his meaning was, he did confeffe and declare them with for- row and brokennes of heart, that he might give glory to God under a fence ofhis owne vilenes, and of the riches of his free grace in the pardon of them. Thus much for the explication and underltandingof this verfe; ifI have covered my tranfgreffons eis efldam, by hiding mine iniquity in my lofome. From the whole Obferve, c *Ian loves to hide andfeeke coveringsfor hisfin. Satan and our corrupt hearts have no fooner prevailed with us to doeevil], but they prefently counfell and perfwade us tocon- ceale the evil] we have done. Sin enters fecretly and fuddaincly:: It comes like a thiefe to rob and fpoyle us of:our belt treafure. Mott
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