y by faith, according to Acts 15:9 : "Purifying their hearts by faith"; and by charity, according to Prov. 10:12 : "Charity covereth all sins." Therefore the remission of sins ought to be named after faith or charity rather than justice. Objection 3: Further, the remission of sin…

ired for the justification of the ungodly. For charity alone suffices to take away sin, according to Prov. 10:12 : "Charity covereth all sins." Now the object of charity is not sin. Therefore for this justification of the ungodly no movement of the free-will towards sin is requir…

by charity, then it is incompatible with any kind of impurity, because "charity covereth all sins" ( Prov. 10:12 ). Reply to Objection 3: The obscurity of faith does not pertain to the impurity of sin, but rather to the natural defect of the human intellect, according to the pres…