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then_o again_o purity_n 3._o in_o regard_n of_o purity_n in_o regard_n of_o purity_n and_o whiteness_n so_o christian_n be_v pure_a and_o unspotted_a in_o their_o conversation_n and_o their_o aim_n be_v purity_n and_o unspottednesse_n whiteness_n betoken_v a_o unstained_a conversation_n so_o the_o people_n and_o child_n of_o god_n they_o be_v lily_n beautiful_a and_o glorious_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n and_o of_o all_o those_o who_o have_v spiritual_a eye_n to_o discern_v what_o spiritual_a excellency_n be_v howsoever_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o world_n their_o life_n be_v hide_v their_o excellency_n be_v veil_v with_o infirmity_n affliction_n and_o disgrace_n by_o the_o malignant_a church_n yet_o in_o god_n esteem_n and_o in_o the_o esteem_n of_o his_o child_n they_o be_v lily_n all_o the_o dirt_n in_o the_o world_n cast_v upon_o a_o pearl_n can_v alter_v the_o nature_n of_o it_o so_o though_o the_o world_n go_v about_o to_o besmear_v these_o lily_n with_o false_a imputation_n yet_o 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