purity

• And that being the case, purity, which is generally taken by careless readers as being the main idea of sanctity, will follow this self-surrender, which is the basis of all goodness, everywhere and always If that be true, and I do not think it can be effectively denied, then the next step is a very plain one, and that is that for the perfect possession of God, which is heaven, the same thing is needed in its perfection which is required for the partial possession of Him that makes the Christian life of earth. —  Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John
• The measure of our purity is the measure of our brotherly love. —  Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John
• They have taken the form of throwing off later additions and returning to primitive purity, that is, to the mode of life of Arabs in Mohammed's time. —  Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals
• Your conscience is wounded, your good name is wounded, your purity is all stained and foul, you have trampled on the white snow of some innocent life. —  The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles
• Money seems to have been coined at Morlŕas in the time of the Romans; its pieces were much coveted in the country for their purity, and were considered far superior to any other in Gascony. —  Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre

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