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A52757 The great accuser cast down, or, A publick trial of Mr. John Goodwin of Coleman-street, London, at the bar of religion & right reason it being a full answer to a certain scandalous book of his lately published, entituled, The triers tried and cast, &c. whereupon being found guilty of high scandal and malediction both against the present authority, and the commissioners for approbation and ejection, he is here sentenced and brought forth to the deserved execution of the press / by Marchamont Nedham, Gent. Nedham, Marchamont, 1620-1678. 1657 (1657) Wing N389; ESTC R18604 109,583 156

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chap._n 4._o sect_n 8._o chap._n 18._o sec_fw-la 37._o chap._n 4._o sect_n 30._o chap._n 16._o sec_fw-la 15._o chap._n 16._o sect_n ult_n ibid._n chap_n 9_o sect_n 16._o chap._n 13._o sec_fw-la 33_o mr._n g._n his_o eleven_o argument_n mr._n g._n his_o 12_o argument_n mr_n g._n h●s_v 13_o argument_n mr._n g._n his_o 14_o argument_n argument_n mat._n 9_o 38._o luc._n 10._o 2._o 1_o cor._n 9_o 27._o mr._n g._n his_o fifteen_o argument_n argument_n touch_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o i_o refer_v you_o to_o a_o book_n write_v by_o myself_o entitle_v the_o state_n of_o the_o case_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n anno_fw-la 1650._o wherein_o this_o 〈◊〉_d be_v make_v evident_a by_o all_o the_o great_a instance_n out_o 〈…〉_z mr_n g._n his_o 16_o argument_n the_o testimony_n of_o his_o highness_n touch_v the_o commissioner_n for_o approbation_n and_o ejection_n mr_n g._n his_o 17_o argument_n mr_n g._n his_o 18_o argument_n argument_n offa_n cerbero_fw-la a_o objection_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o 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