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<p>Here is, 1. The folly of indulging sin, of palliating and excusing it, denying or extenuating it, diminishing it, dissembling it, or throwing the blame of it upon others: <i>He that</i> thus <i>covers his sins shall not prosper</i>, let him never expect it. He shall not succeed in his endeavour to cover his sin, for it will be discovered, sooner or later. <i>There is nothing hid which shall not be revealed</i>. A <i>bird of the air shall carry the voice</i>. Murder will out, and so will other sins. He <i>shall not prosper</i>, that is, he shall not obtain the pardon of his sin, nor can he have any true peace of conscience. David owns himself to have been in a constant agitation while he <i>covered his sins</i>, <a class="bibleref" title="Ps.32.3,Ps.32.4" href="/passage/?search=Ps.32.3,Ps.32.4"><span class="bibleref" title="Ps.32.3">Ps. 32:3</span>, <span class="bibleref" title="Ps.32.4">4</span></a>. While the patient conceals his distemper he cannot expect a cure. 2. The benefit of parting with it, both by a penitent confession and a universal reformation: <i>He that confesses</i> his guilt to God, and is careful not to return to sin again, shall <i>find mercy</i> with God, and shall have the comfort of it in his own bosom. His conscience shall be eased and his ruin prevented. See <a class="bibleref" title="1John.1.9,Jer.3.12,Jer.3.13" href="/passage/?search=1John.1.9,Jer.3.12,Jer.3.13"><span class="bibleref" title="1John.1.9">1 John 1:9</span>; <span class="bibleref" title="Jer.3.12">Jer. 3:12</span>, <span class="bibleref" title="Jer.3.13">13</span></a>. When we set sin before our face (as David, <i>My sin is ever before me</i>) God casts it behind his back.</p>
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