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work_v effectual_o when_o it_o be_v thus_o receive_v see_v 1_o the._n 2._o 13._o so_o that_o the_o faithful_a soul_n can_v true_o say_v i_o know_v no_o sin_n which_o my_o heart_n do_v not_o loath_a &_o desire_v to_o expel_v i_o know_v no_o command_n of_o christ_n in_o which_o i_o do_v not_o unfeigned_o desire_v &_o endeavour_v to_o walk_v with_o god_n this_o can_v stand_v with_o hypocrisy_n because_o as_o in_o a_o tomb_n there_o must_v be_v both_o a_o beautiful_a front_n without_o and_o a_o dead_a heart_n within_o a_o hypocrite_n must_v have_v a_o show_n else_o he_o be_v a_o heathen_a and_o but_o a_o show_n else_o a_o true_a believer_n but_o he_o be_v a_o neuter_n to_o both_o not_o a_o plain_a infidel_n for_o he_o have_v a_o form_n of_o godliness_n not_o faithful_a indeed_o for_o his_o heart_n still_o cleave_v to_o much_o sinful_a filthiness_n and_o be_v not_o purify_v from_o the_o whorish_a love_n of_o some_o darling-sinne_n many_o thing_n as_o herod_n he_o may_v all_o not_o only_o 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the_o good_a which_o he_o know_v much_o of_o god_n will_v he_o know_v and_o hate_v as_o ahab_n and_o herod_n i_o hate_v he_o a_o prophet_n indeed_o of_o god_n 22,8_o say_v that_o wicked_a man_n sell_v to_o work_v wickedness_n of_o who_o we_o may_v inquire_v but_o i_o hate_v he_o for_o he_o speak_v not_o good_a to_o i_o but_o evil_a yet_o can_v this_o king_n in_o some_o thing_n humble_a himself_o rend_v his_o clothes_n put_z sackcloth_z on_o his_o flesh_n and_o fast_v 27._o so_o also_o that_o other_o incestuous_a beast_n hate_v the_o reprove_v word_n and_o kill_v the_o reprover_n contrary_a the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o faithful_a season_n the_o heart_n draw_v the_o will_n and_o affection_n nay_o the_o action_n also_o after_o it_o 2._o the_o difference_n in_o their_o joy_n be_v plain_a and_o palpable_a for_o the_o formal_a man_n joy_n arise_v not_o from_o the_o word_n indeed_o or_o any_o love_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n but_o from_o his_o own_o fancy_n and_o dream_n false_o collect_v 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