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trial_n will_v melt_v it_o off_o a_o upright_a man_n have_v his_o infirmity_n his_o disease_n but_o his_o new_a nature_n work_v they_o out_o for_o he_o be_v sound_v within_o a_o leprosy_n overspread_v the_o hypocrite_n but_o he_o hide_v it_o psal._n 36._o 2._o he_o flatter_v himself_o in_o his_o own_o eye_n until_o his_o iniquity_n be_v find_v to_o be_v hateful_a he_o endeavour_v to_o hide_v himself_o from_o god_n more_o from_o man_n most_o from_o himself_o he_o will_v fain_o be_v in_o with_o himself_o howsoever_o and_o this_o trade_n he_o drive_v till_o his_o iniquity_n be_v find_v to_o be_v hateful_a but_o now_o a_o upright_a man_n he_o be_v always_o sift_v and_o try_v himself_o be_o i_o sound_a be_o i_o right_a be_v my_o service_n right_o do_v be_v my_o infirmity_n consistent_a with_o integrity_n and_o the_o like_a a_o upright_a saint_n be_v like_o a_o apple_n with_o rot_a speck_n but_o a_o hypocrite_n be_v like_o the_o apple_n with_o a_o rot_a core_n the_o sincere_a christian_a 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soil_v he_o rub_v it_o off_o as_o soon_o as_o may_v be_v but_o the_o swine_n delight_v in_o it_o can_v be_v well_o without_o it_o it_o be_v just_a so_o between_o the_o upright_a man_n and_o the_o hypocrite_n the_o most_o upright_a saint_n on_o earth_n be_v bemire_v with_o sin_n sometime_o but_o he_o do_v not_o design_n it_o in_o the_o morning_n nor_o sleep_v he_o with_o it_o at_o night_n but_o a_o hypocrite_n he_o design_v it_o he_o delight_v in_o it_o he_o be_v never_o so_o well_o content_v as_o in_o sin_n in_o a_o word_n the_o hypocrite_n may_v avoid_v sin_n but_o no_o man_n can_v abhor_v sin_n save_o the_o upright_a man_n 4._o a_o upright_a man_n be_v perfect_a and_o entire_a without_o reservation_n psal._n 37._o 37._o
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to_o any_o way_n of_o wickedness_n that_o do_v not_o juggle_v with_o god_n or_o man_n or_o with_o his_o own_o conscience_n that_o hide_v not_o his_o idol_n under_o he_o when_o god_n be_v search_v his_o tent_n but_o as_o it_o follow_v there_o verse_n 5._o acknowledge_v and_o hate_v and_o leave_v his_o sin_n when_o the_o upright_a man_n confess_v his_o sin_n his_o heart_n ache_v and_o he_o be_v deep_o trouble_v for_o it_o he_o dissemble_v not_o the_o hypocrite_n proclaim_v open_a war_n but_o maintain_v secret_a intelligence_n with_o his_o lust_n when_o the_o upright_a man_n pray_v for_o any_o grace_n he_o earnest_o desire_v it_o and_o he_o take_v pain_n to_o compass_v it_o too_o for_o he_o be_v in_o good_a earnest_n and_o dissemble_v not_o the_o hypocrite_n be_v afraid_a in_o his_o prayer_n to_o be_v take_v at_o his_o word_n for_o he_o love_v not_o the_o image_n or_o grace_n of_o god_n at_o all_o and_o so_o in_o every_o thing_n else_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o guile_n in_o he_o he_o 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