Sentence:  [S]he was one of your ſoft ſpoken, <WSD>canting</WSD>, whining hypocrites, who with a truly jeſuitical art, could wreſt evil out of the moſt inoffenſive thought, word, look or action; ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To preach in a singsong fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.