which God abhors; He cannot tolerate it. “Now,” says JAMES, “when one converts a sinner from the error of his ways, he not only saves a soul from death, but he hides a multitude of sins.” This word “cover,” or “hide,” is a biblical phrase, first in the Old Testament and then in the New, to signify forgiveness, as when (Ps. 32:1) it is written, “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.” This Hebrew parallelism shows us that “covering” means “forgiving” when it is the act