Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n
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A68312
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The iudgment of an vniuersity-man concerning M. VVilliam Chillingvvorth his late pamphlet, in ansvvere to Charity maintayned
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Lacey, William, 1584-1673.
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1639
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STC 15117; ESTC S108193
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your_o own_o book_n any_o one_o argument_n whereof_o you_o be_v most_o confident_a and_o by_o which_o you_o will_v be_v content_a there_a shall_v be_v judge_v of_o and_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o i_o have_v not_o or_o can_v not_o answer_v it_o that_o i_o will_v desist_v from_o the_o work_n which_o i_o have_v undertake_v and_o answer_v none_o at_o all_o answ_n and_o be_v not_o this_o a_o goliath_n indeed_o date_fw-la mihi_fw-la virum_fw-la give_v i_o a_o man_n except_v not_o man_n and_o observe_v withal_o his_o rhetoric_n of_o a_o most_o hyperbolical_a confidence_n choose_v 1_o ouâ—_n of_o your_o 2_o own_o book_n 3_o any_o one_o 4_o argument_n whereof_o you_o 5_o be_v most_o 6_o confident_a soláne_fw-la perpetuâ_fw-la i_o reus_fw-la carpêre_fw-la iwentâ_fw-la but_o first_o sir_n if_o confidence_n may_v carry_v the_o cause_n there_o be_v no_o deal_n with_o this_o champion_n second_o it_o be_v a_o unreasonable_a postulate_v that_o the_o force_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n shall_v be_v 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