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declaration_n print_v at_o oxford_n march_n 1643._o towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o book_n m_o in_o a_o book_n style_v the_o
presenâ—_n judgement_n of_o the_o corvocation_n at_o oxford_n date_v june_n 1647._o which_o if_o weigh_v with_o the_o argument_n in_o the_o letter_n write_v by_o the_o london_n minister_n to_o the_o lord_n fairfax_n and_o his_o council_n of_o war_n date_v january_n 1648._o in_o behalf_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o the_o keep_v it_o the_o reader_n will_v soon_o discern_v the_o odds_o *_o suprema_fw-la lex_fw-la salus_fw-la populi_fw-la n_o see_v the_o exhortation_n to_o the_o take_v the_o covenant_n for_o reformation_n and_o defence_n of_o religion_n etc._n etc._n *_o livy_n *_o isaiah_n *_o ciceâ—o_fw-la o_o see_v the_o exhortation_n of_o the_o assembly_n of_o divine_n to_o the_o take_v the_o covenant_n print_v feb._n 1643._o p_o see_v the_o lord_n and_o commons_o instruction_n for_o take_v the_o covenant_n the_o unanimous_a judgement_n of_o most_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n observe_v by_o their_o several_a petiâ—ions_n at_o that_o time_n present_v especial_o that_o of_o the_o 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