Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n
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A63917
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A sermon preached at Epsom upon the 9th of September, being the day of thanksgiving appointed by His Majesty for the discovery and disappointment of the Republican Plot, and now made publick to obviate false reports by John Turner ...
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Turner, John, b. 1649 or 50.
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1683
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Wing T3317; ESTC R38379
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