Who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity or "set his heart upon", and desired vain things, as the phrase is sometimes used, Deuteronomy 24:15 that is, the vain things of this world as the riches, honours, pleasures, and profits of it or has not served other gods, the idols of the Gentiles, which are lying vanities, but has lifted up his soul to God, and served him only: or "who hath not received his soul in vain" from the hands of God, but loves him with all his soul, believes with the heart in Christ for righteousness, being sanctified by the Spirit of God and so the desire of his soul is to his name, and the remembrance of him. Though "clean hands" are mentioned first, as being more obvious to view, and better known, and more subject to the cognizance and observation of others yet a "pure heart" is first in being and in order from whence cleanness of hands, when right and truth springs: no man has a pure heart naturally and of himself: the heart is desperately wicked the imagination of the thoughts of it is evil continually the mind and conscience are defiled with sin nor can any man make his heart clean, or say he is pure from sin but it is God that creates a clean heart, and renews a right spirit within men, and purifies the heart by faith, which is led to the blood of sprinkling, which purges the conscience, and cleanseth it from all sin and from this purity of heart flows purity of life and conversation, signified by "clean hands" the hand being the instrument of action, holy actions, or good works, performed from a principle of grace, are meant the phrase is expressive of a holy, harmless, and innocent conversation, washing the hands being used to denote innocence, Matthew 27:24 not a conversation entirely free from sin, nor by which a man is justified before God for though he wash his hands ever so clean, they will not be pure in his sight, and will need washing in the blood of the Lamb but it denotes a conversation upright in general, and declares a man righteous in the sight of men, and distinguishes him from one of a dissolute life, whose hands are full of blood, and defiled with sin He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart. Concordances: - Nave's Topical Bible - Deceit God Heart Holiness Honesty Integrity Penitent Purity Righteous Righteousness Seekers Vanity Worship Thompson Chain Reference - Access to God Admission, Exclusion Innocence-Guilt Prayer Purity Torrey's Topical Textbook - Access to God Deceit Heart, Character of the Renewed Holiness Swearing Falsely Vanity ĭictionaries: - American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Oath Psalms, the Book of Vanity Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - God, Names of Hypocrisy Worship Easton Bible Dictionary - Hand Heart Holman Bible Dictionary - Ablutions Purity-Purification Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Beatitudes English Versions Ethics Greek Versions of Ot Hand Hope Lie, Lying Psalms Purity Sanctification, Sanctify Sin People's Dictionary of the Bible - David Psalms the book of Įncyclopedias: - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant Clean King, Christ as Lie Psalms, Book of Purity Slander The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ablution God Judaism Lying Yiẓḥaḳ Nappaḥa ĭevotionals: - Every Day Light - Devotion for October 15
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