10301. Pure. That this signifies free from evil, is evident from the signification of “pure,” as being free from evil. As all evil is impure, and all good is pure, therefore we speak of being “purified from sins and iniquities,” and this is said of the heart, that is, of the will; for in the Word the “heart” signifies the will (see n. 2930, 7542, 8910, 9300, 9495 (; because it signifies the love (n. 3883-3896, 9050).