Bodily and spiritual leprosy

Meaning

The passage expressly distinguishes spiritual leprosy, explained as sins, from bodily leprosy. Christ cleanses the first; the earthly chemical king is claimed to heal the second. The comparison supports the author’s assertion of a single true mediator against rival, self-chosen means. Its attacks on Turks, Jews, heathens and heretics are the historical author’s exclusionary polemic, not neutral classifications adopted by this lexicon. English “spiritual leprosy of sins” keeps the explanatory attachment visible. The material healing claim remains testimony within the analogy; the passage does not establish a modern diagnosis or an effective treatment.