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consider_v by_o what_o reason_n thou_o can_v convince_v i_o of_o have_v err_v and_o let_v my_o error_n occasion_v thou_o with_o more_o firmness_n to_o cleave_v to_o the_o truth_n in_o a_o word_n thou_o may_v if_o thou_o will_v get_v some_o good_a by_o read_v if_o thou_o will_v not_o who_o can_v help_v it_o and_o that_o i_o may_v be_v bold_a a_o little_a to_o touch_v the_o sore_a of_o those_o that_o read_v book_n special_o sermon_n which_o yet_o there_o be_v not_o many_o that_o will_v read_v let_v i_o put_v thou_o in_o mind_n that_o the_o common_a fault_n of_o hearer_n be_v incident_a to_o reader_n also_o they_o hear_v alone_o to_o be_v judge_n of_o the_o speaker_n gift_n or_o to_o censure_v his_o imperfection_n they_o hear_v not_o with_o any_o intention_n of_o reflect_v their_o thought_n upon_o themselves_o to_o censure_v themselves_o and_o find_v out_o their_o own_o fault_n so_o in_o read_v sermon_n the_o great_a number_n read_v only_o to_o see_v what_o a_o man_n can_v say_v to_o 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a_o request_n of_o reap_v one_o particular_a prayer_n of_o thou_o for_o i_o if_o thou_o reape_v any_o good_a by_o these_o line_n i_o bid_v thou_o kind_o farewell_n and_o rest_v covetous_a of_o thy_o soul_n health_n william_n whately_n from_o my_o study_n in_o banbury_n april_n 6._o 1619._o the_o content_n of_o this_o book_n chap._n i._n open_v the_o text._n 1_o chap._n ii_o show_v that_o there_o be_v a_o mixture_n of_o hypocrite_n and_o true_a christian_n in_o the_o church_n and_o why_o 5_o chap._n iii_o show_v the_o description_n of_o hypocrite_n 12_o chap._n four_o of_o the_o diverse_a sort_n of_o hypocrite_n 19_o chap._n v._o show_v the_o general_a note_n of_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o true-hearted_a and_o the_o hypocrite_n 26_o chap._n vi_o how_o the_o hypocrite_n agree_v with_o the_o true_a christian_a in_o knowledge_n and_o withal_o how_o they_o differ_v 33_o chap._n vii_o show_v how_o the_o hypocrite_n and_o upright_o do_v agree_v and_o differ_v in_o faith_n 41_o chap._n viii_o show_v how_o the_o repentance_n of_o hypocrite_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o repentance_n of_o true_a christian_n 48_o chap._n ix_o show_v how_o the_o conversation_n of_o hypocrite_n do_v differ_v from_o the_o true_a christian_n 58_o chap._n x._o contain_v the_o first_o use_n of_o the_o point_n belong_v indifferent_o to_o all_o viz._n to_o examine_v themselves_o whether_o they_o be_v hypocrite_n or_o no._n 73_o chap._n xi_o show_v the_o second_o use_n what_o they_o must_v do_v that_o be_v find_v to_o be_v but_o hypocrite_n 87_o chap._n xii_o show_v a_o three_o use_n for_o the_o upright_o 95_o chap._n xiii_o the_o use_n of_o the_o point_n in_o regard_n of_o other_o 99_o chap._n xiiii_o show_v that_o fruitfulness_n be_v the_o true_a distinctive_a note_n betwixt_o true_a and_o false_a christian_n 106_o chap._n xv._o show_v what_o this_o fruitfulness_n be_v 109_o chap._n xvi_o contain_v a_o exhortation_n to_o all_o to_o try_v if_o they_o be_v fruitful_a 127_o chap._n xvii_o 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