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paul_n cleanse_v from_o all_o filthiness_n both_o of_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n 2_o cor._n 7.1_o it_o be_v a_o purgation_n from_o all_o moral_a impurity_n further_n by_o cleanse_v you_o be_v not_o only_o to_o understand_v the_o work_n out_o of_o sin_n but_o the_o give_v in_o of_o grace_n too_o god_n will_v not_o only_o free_v you_o from_o pollution_n and_o defilement_n natural_a and_o contract_v but_o he_o will_v also_o inward_o beautify_v and_o adorn_v you_o he_o will_v not_o only_o sweep_v the_o dirt_n out_o of_o the_o house_n but_o he_o will_v also_o rich_o furnish_v it_o the_o father_n of_o the_o return_v prodigal_a do_v not_o only_o cause_v his_o son_n rag_n to_o be_v take_v off_o 15.22_o luke_n 15.22_o but_o command_v his_o servant_n to_o bring_v forth_o the_o best_a robe_n and_o to_o put_v it_o on_o he_o and_o to_o put_v a_o ring_n on_o his_o hand_n and_o shoe_n on_o his_o foot_n if_o you_o return_v and_o confess_v your_o fault_n to_o your_o heavenly_a father_n he_o will_v cause_v 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no_o part_n with_o i_o thou_o can_v receive_v no_o benefit_n from_o i_o now_o whoever_o thou_o be_v that_o be_v thorough_o convince_v of_o sin_n and_o so_o be_v desirous_a of_o purity_n as_o well_o as_o pardon_n of_o freedom_n from_o filth_n as_o well_o as_o from_o gild_n thou_o se_v here_o the_o ready_a way_n to_o obtain_v it_o be_v to_o go_v to_o god_n in_o confession_n if_o any_o will_v free_o and_o full_o confess_v god_n will_v in_o judgement_n pronounce_v concern_v he_o when_o shall_v he_o that_o be_v unjust_a let_v he_o be_v unjust_a still_o and_o he_o which_o be_v filthy_a let_v he_o be_v filthy_a still_o confess_v and_o bewail_v thy_o filthiness_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v purge_v and_o cleanse_v from_o it_o and_o not_o suffer_v to_o lie_v and_o die_v in_o it_o 6.5_o it_o isa_n 6.5_o as_o the_o prophet_n cry_v woe_n be_v i_o i_o be_o undo_v because_o i_o be_o a_o man_n of_o unclean_a lip_n so_o do_v thou_o say_v woe_n be_v i_o i_o be_o undo_v because_o i_o be_o a_o man_n of_o 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