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against_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o world_n which_o i_o know_v to_o be_v a_o cheat_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n who_o be_v a_o lie_n and_o vanity_n how_o it_o will_v be_v receive_v i_o be_o not_o solicitous_a if_o i_o perish_v i_o perish_v and_o hope_v i_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o say_v as_o sometime_o that_o great_a soldier_n belisarius_n mihi_fw-la non_fw-la culpa_fw-la nocuit_fw-la sed_fw-la inuidia_fw-la but_o as_o for_o the_o truth_n i_o know_v it_o can_v long_o be_v stifle_v but_o must_v and_o will_v prevail_v magna_fw-la est_fw-la veritas_fw-la &_o praevalebit_fw-la the_o content_n a_o plea_n for_o a_o commonwealth_n page_n 1_o of_o the_o ministry_n or_o clergy_n page_n 21_o of_o tithe_n page_n 38_o a_o humble_a motion_n in_o behalf_n of_o the_o poor_a page_n 42_o of_o the_o university_n page_n 45_o of_o the_o regulation_n of_o the_o law_n and_o lawyer_n page_n 56_o a_o apology_n for_o young_a brother_n page_n 58_o of_o the_o hereditary_a nobility_n page_n 75_o of_o a_o agrarian_a page_n 84_o of_o the_o militia_n page_n 87_o of_o election_n to_o office_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n of_o rotation_n page_n 89_o the_o conclusion_n page_n 90_o finis_fw-la