a_o full_a answer_n to_o the_o leveller_n petition_v present_v to_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o on_o monday_n septemb_n 11._o 1648._o wherein_o the_o devilish_a poison_n therein_o contain_v be_v discuss_v throughout_o by_o way_n of_o confutation_n of_o every_o material_a branch_n thereof_o contrive_v for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o all_o those_o who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o discover_v the_o danger_n of_o those_o destructive_a and_o abominable_a principle_n therein_o deliver_v and_o to_o recall_v those_o who_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v mislead_v thereby_o by_o a_o lover_n of_o peace_n and_o truth_n psal_n 2.1_o why_o do_v the_o heathen_a rage_n and_o the_o people_n imagine_v a_o vain_a thing_n prov._n 24.21_o my_o son_n fear_v thou_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o king_n and_o meddle_v not_o with_o they_o that_o be_v give_v to_o change_v 1_o cor._n 14.33_o god_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o confusion_n but_o of_o peace_n print_a in_o the_o year_n 1648._o to_o the_o reader_n christian_n brother_n if_o thou_o believe_v that_o herein_o i_o have_v side_v too_o much_o with_o any_o party_n thou_o do_v i_o wrong_n for_o i_o have_v ever_o look_v upon_o the_o old_a rule_n amicus_fw-la plato_n sed_fw-la magis_fw-la amica_fw-la veritas_fw-la i_o will_v labour_v to_o defend_v no_o cause_n further_o than_o i_o be_o persuade_v truth_n will_v bear_v i_o out_o for_o that_o i_o be_o assure_v will_v prevail_v at_o the_o last_o therefore_o i_o beseech_v thou_o deal_v candid_o and_o impartial_o with_o i_o as_o i_o hope_v i_o have_v do_v with_o thou_o that_o herein_o i_o be_o neither_o so_o large_a nor_o exact_a as_o may_v be_v expect_v i_o beseech_v thou_o excuse_v i_o in_o that_o the_o public_a fast_n do_v immediate_o succeed_v the_o delivery_n or_o at_o least_o publish_v of_o this_o titular_a petition_n and_o some_o important_a business_n have_v take_v i_o up_o since_o so_o that_o i_o have_v little_a above_o a_o day_n to_o finish_v this_o piece_n for_o the_o press_n also_o the_o 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