For ifthe bloodof goatsand bullsand the ashesof a heifersprinklingthosewho have been defiledsanctifyfor the cleansingof the flesh,
everyonewho prepareshis heartto seekGod,the LORDGodof his fathers,though not according to the purification[rules] of the sanctuary."
Purifyme with hyssop,and I shall be clean;Washme, and I shall be whiterthansnow.
"Then I will sprinklecleanwateron you, and you will be clean;I will cleanseyou from allyour filthinessand from allyour idols.
"Afterhe is cleansed,sevendaysshall elapsefor him.
"Thusyou shall doto them, for their cleansing:[sprinkle] purifyingwateron them, and let them usea razorovertheir wholebodyand washtheir clothes,and they will be clean.
and He madenodistinctionbetweenus and them, cleansingtheir heartsby faith.
How muchsevererpunishmentdo you thinkhe will deservewho has trampled under footthe Sonof God,and has regardedas uncleanthe bloodof the covenantby whichhe was sanctified,and has insultedthe Spiritof grace?
For it is impossiblefor the bloodof bullsand goatsto take awaysins.
For when everycommandmenthad been spokenby Mosesto allthe peopleaccordingto the Law,he tookthe bloodof the calvesand the goats,with waterand scarletwooland hyssop,and sprinkledboththe bookitselfand allthe people,
Since you have in obedienceto the truthpurifiedyour soulsfor a sincerelove of the brethren,ferventlyloveone anotherfrom the heart,
