The Scripture says, "We are justified by his blood,” Rom. 5:9; Isa. 45:25 and 53:11; Rom. 5:19 which could not be true, if He had not taken away and destroyed all our sins, and "presented us to God without spot, and made peace by the blood of his Cross, now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy, and unblameable, and unreprovable in his sight," Col. 1:20-22. For this end, "Christ gave himself for his Church, that he might present it to himself a glorious Church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing, but that it might be holy without blemish.” (Eph. 5)

Therefore, the Scriptures say, all our sins are removed- cast behind His back: "Thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.” (Isa. 38:17) "They were cast into the depth of the Sea.” (Mich. 7:19) ”As far as the East is from the West, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.” (Psalm 103:12) This is something, but this is not all, they are covered: "Whose sin is covered.” (Psalm 32:1). Yet the soul is not satisfied, because a thing may have a being that is covered; therefore God says they are blotted out, "I have blotted out as a thick cloud thy transgressions, and as a cloud thy sin.” (Isa. 44:22) This is more, for now they are not, they have no being. But God can remember that which is not, this is answered, for God says, "I will not remember thy sins.” (Isa. 43:25) "I will remember their sins no more.” (Jer. 31:34)