eye_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o wash_v from_o their_o filthiness_n so_o matth_n 23.25,26_o wo_n unto_o you_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n hypocrite_n for_o you_o make_v clean_o the_o outside_n of_o the_o cup_n and_o of_o the_o platter_n but_o within_o they_o be_v full_a of_o extortion_n and_o excess_n second_o it_o reprehend_v those_o yet_o more_o secret_o who_o rely_v upon_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n and_o look_v to_o have_v their_o share_n therein_o and_o yet_o witting_o and_o willing_o continue_v in_o the_o filthiness_n both_o of_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n see_v jere._n 7.8,9,13_o also_o 27._o to_o these_o it_o may_v be_v say_v as_o peter_n speak_v to_o simon_n magus_n act_v 8.21,22_o thou_o have_v neither_o part_n nor_o lot_n in_o this_o matter_n for_o thy_o heart_n be_v not_o right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n this_o yet_o more_o condemn_v their_o folly_n who_o know_v that_o they_o must_v repent_v and_o be_v cleanse_v ere_o they_o can_v be_v save_v yet_o not_o only_o protract_v 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3.3_o the_o four_o and_o last_o thing_n to_o be_v open_v be_v the_o person_n who_o be_v here_o to_o be_v engage_v and_o vigorous_o set_v on_o work_n to_o wit_n all_o that_o have_v any_o remainder_n of_o inward_a or_o outward_a filthiness_n leave_v in_o they_o even_o they_o that_o in_o a_o good_a measure_n be_v purify_v already_o such_o as_o these_o saint_n of_o corinth_n be_v thus_o far_o by_o way_n of_o exposition_n now_o the_o proposition_n and_o doctrine_n upon_o the_o whole_a be_v this_o that_o all_o they_o that_o will_v have_v a_o interest_n and_o share_n in_o the_o precious_a promise_n aforesaid_a must_v cleanse_v themselves_o of_o all_o filthiness_n both_o of_o the_o flesh_n and_o of_o the_o spirit_n this_o doctrine_n be_v not_o i_o but_o the_o apostle_n paul_n express_o here_o and_o elsewhere_o as_o you_o will_v see_v anon_o and_o not_o his_o only_a but_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o prophet_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o of_o christ_n himself_o witness_v these_o ensue_a scripture_n isai_n 1.16_o wash_v you_o make_v you_o clean_o put_v away_o the_o evil_a of_o your_o do_n from_o before_o my_o eye_n cease_v to_o do_v evil_a isa_n 57_o 11._o depart_v you_o depart_v you_o go_v you_o from_o thence_o touch_v no_o unclean_a thing_n go_v you_o out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o she_o be_v you_o clean_o you_o that_o bear_v the_o vessel_n of_o the_o lord_n jere_n 4.14_o wash_v thy_o heart_n o_o jerusalem_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v save_v how_o long_o shall_v thy_o wicked_a thought_n lodge_v in_o thou_o jere._n 13.27_o wo_n unto_o thou_o o_o jerusalem_n will_v not_o thou_o be_v make_v clean_o o_o when_o shall_v it_o once_o be_v ezek._n 18.31_o cast_v away_o all_o your_o transgression_n whereby_o you_o have_v transgress_v and_o make_v you_o a_o new_a heart_n and_o a_o new_a spirit_n for_o why_o will_v you_o die_v o_o house_n of_o israel_n 1_o pet._n 2.1_o wherefore_o lie_v aside_o all_o malice_n or_o naughtiness_n and_o all_o guile_n and_o hypocrisy_n and_o evil_a 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