"Whocan makethe cleanout of the unclean?Noone!
When Adamhad livedone hundredand thirtyyears,he becamethe fatherof [a son] in his own likeness,according to his image,and namedhim Seth.
"Whatis man,that he should be pure,Or he who is bornof a woman,that he should be righteous?
Behold,I was broughtforthin iniquity,And in sinmy motherconceivedme.
Purifyme with hyssop,and I shall be clean;Washme, and I shall be whiterthansnow.
You have sweptthem awaylikea flood,they fallasleep;In the morningthey are like grasswhich sproutsanew.
Whocan say,"I have cleansedmy heart,I am purefrom my sin"?
The angelansweredand saidto her, "The HolySpiritwill comeupon you, and the powerof the Most Highwill overshadowyou; and for that reasonthe holyChildshall be calledthe Sonof God.
"That which is bornof the fleshis flesh,and that which is bornof the Spiritis spirit.
Therefore,justas throughonemansinenteredinto the world,and deaththroughsin,and sodeathspreadto allmen,becauseallsinned--
Amongthem we tooallformerlylivedin the lustsof our flesh,indulgingthe desiresof the fleshand of the mind,and were by naturechildrenof wrath,evenas the rest.
