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quanto_fw-la amplius_fw-la laverit_fw-la tam_fw-la amplius_fw-la faciet_fw-la lutum_fw-la bern._n de_fw-fr modo_fw-la bene_fw-la vivendi_fw-la abandon_v it_o be_v a_o good_a sign_n but_o how_o idle_o talk_v they_o of_o repentance_n who_o because_o they_o have_v blubber_v out_o a_o few_o tear_n think_v all_o be_v well_o when_o yet_o they_o still_o live_v and_o lie_v in_o their_o sin_n and_o hold_v they_o as_o fast_o as_o ever_o the_o mariner_n when_o they_o find_v out_o jonas_n yet_o fain_o they_o will_v have_v save_v he_o wondrous_a loath_a to_o cast_v he_o overboard_o many_o see_v their_o sin_n and_o know_v they_o to_o be_v dangerous_a sin_n but_o yet_o exceed_o loath_a to_o shake_v hand_n with_o they_o loath_a to_o throw_v they_o into_o the_o sea_n but_o will_v rather_o adventure_v their_o own_o cast_v away_o than_o cast_v they_o overboard_o never_o deceive_v thyself_o though_o thou_o have_v sigh_v cry_v pray_v beg_v mercy_n yet_o if_o still_o thou_o live_v and_o go_v on_o in_o thy_o 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change_n and_o renovation_n be_v there_o in_o repentance_n it_o make_v a_o man_n a_o new_a man_n walk_v in_o newness_n of_o life_n ephes_n 4._o 23_o 24._o be_v renew_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o your_o mind_n and_o put_v on_o the_o new_a man_n how_o shall_v it_o appear_v that_o this_o be_v do_v among_o other_o thing_n by_o that_o verse_n 28._o let_v he_o that_o steal_v steal_v no_o more_o there_o be_v the_o former_a thing_n in_o the_o forsake_v of_o sin_n but_o that_o be_v not_o all_o there_o be_v yet_o more_o to_o be_v do_v but_o rather_o let_v he_o labour_n work_v with_o his_o hand_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a that_o he_o may_v have_v to_o give_v to_o he_o that_o needs_o so_o that_o repentance_n not_o only_o bind_v the_o hand_n from_o thieve_v but_o open_v they_o to_o give_v it_o make_v a_o thief_n become_v a_o merciful_a man_n it_o be_v the_o church_n sin_n cant._n 5._o 3._o that_o when_o christ_n knock_v and_o will_v have_v have_v she_o open_v unto_o he_o she_o neglect_v he_o 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mat._n 21._o 28_o 29._o he_o repent_v because_o he_o be_v not_o only_o grieve_v for_o his_o former_a disobedience_n but_o also_o because_o he_o go_v &_o do_v his_o father_n work_n in_o the_o vineyard_n if_o thou_o do_v the_o like_a if_o thou_o so_o grieve_v for_o former_a disobedience_n as_o that_o now_o thou_o fall_v to_o thy_o father_n work_n and_o fall_v hard_a and_o close_o to_o it_o than_o thou_o repente_v the_o contrary_n convince_v man_n of_o impenitency_n it_o be_v not_o weep_v but_o work_v that_o must_v evidence_n repentance_n we_o may_v see_v many_o weep_v but_o we_o can_v see_v they_o work_v and_o all_o that_o repent_v must_v turn_v to_o god_n and_o do_v work_n meet_v for_o repentance_n act_v 26._o 20._o where_o no_o such_o work_n of_o holiness_n and_o obedience_n there_o be_v no_o turn_n to_o god_n nor_o truth_n of_o repentance_n chap._n 13._o the_o examination_n of_o love_n come_v we_o now_o in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o the_o examination_n of_o love_n there_o be_v deceit_n and_o hypocrisy_n in_o love_n as_o well_o as_o in_o faith_n let_v love_n say_v the_o apostle_n be_v without_o dissimulation_n rom._n 12._o 9_o or_o without_o hypocrisy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o pet._n 1._o 22._o unto_o unfeigned_a love_n of_o the_o brethren_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unto_o a_o love_n of_o the_o brethren_n without_o hypocrisy_n so_o that_o there_o may_v be_v hypocrisy_n in_o love_n and_o a_o man_n may_v play_v the_o hypocrite_n in_o his_o love_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o profession_n of_o his_o faith_n god_n hate_v hypocrisy_n wheresoever_o as_o well_o in_o the_o second_o table_n as_o the_o first_o and_o therefore_o require_v sincerity_n in_o our_o love_n to_o our_o brethren_n 1_o john_n 3._o 18._o my_o little_a child_n let_v we_o not_o love_v in_o word_n neither_o in_o tongue_n but_o in_o deed_n and_o in_o truth_n man_n must_v have_v love_n in_o their_o tongue_n and_o love_n in_o their_o word_n but_o chap._n 13_o that_o be_v not_o all_o man_n must_v have_v and_o show_v love_n in_o their_o deed_n love_n that_o be_v all_o word_n and_o all_o tongue_n and_o no_o deed_n be_v hypocri_fw-la 〈…〉_o and_o dissemble_a love_n james_n 2._o 15_o â—6_n there_o we_o find_v love_n in_o word_n a_o love_a tongue_n but_o where_o 〈…〉_o deed_n there_o be_v no_o love_a hand_n notwithstanding_o you_o give_v they_o not_o those_o thing_n etc._n etc._n love_n that_o have_v a_o smooth_a and_o a_o kind_a tongue_n and_o yet_o have_v a_o wither_a hand_n show_v itself_o in_o no_o good_a deed_n and_o work_n it_o be_v but_o a_o feign_a and_o a_o dissemble_a love_n it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o hypocrite_n may_v do_v nay_o a_o man_n may_v have_v a_o love_a tongue_n and_o be_v like_o nepthali_n gen._n 49._o 21._o give_v goodly_a word_n yea_o and_o may_v do_v goodly_a deed_n not_o be_v want_v in_o outward_a action_n and_o expression_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o may_v play_v the_o hypocrite_n and_o his_o love_n not_o be_v without_o dissimulation_n therefore_o the_o apostle_n yet_o add_v one_o thing_n more_o let_v we_o love_v in_o deed_n and_o in_o truth_n therefore_o there_o may_v be_v word_n and_o tongue_n and_o deed_n and_o yet_o not_o truth_n and_o so_o long_o as_o that_o be_v want_v be_v there_o else_o what_o there_o will_v all_o be_v but_o hypocrisy_n word_n tongue_n and_o deed_n may_v be_v without_o truth_n 〈…〉_o we_fw-mi will_v never_o be_v without_o they_o 〈…〉_o ve_fw-la will_v creep_v where_o it_o can_v go_v that_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n give_v in_o cha_z 〈…〉_o to_o elder_a man_n belong_v to_o all_o tit._n 2._o 2._o that_o the_o age_a man_n be_v sound_a in_o faith_n and_o charity_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o be_v sound_a in_o faith_n but_o we_o must_v be_v