Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n
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A45902
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The innocent countrey-man's reflections, upon some emergent differences of late, and his seasonable advice to a divided people, in time of imminent danger silver and gold have I none to buy the medicins, but my advice I tender humbly without either of the two.
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1690
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Wing I207; ESTC R1386
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the_o constitution_n of_o respective_a society_n and_o commonwealth_n of_o rational_a man_n every_o point_n may_v have_v a_o definitive_a sentence_n to_o satisfy_v all_o unbiased_a party_n and_o as_o the_o learned_a physician_n of_o any_o experience_n will_v not_o allow_v a_o epoch_n in_o any_o disease_n but_o death_n so_o our_o nation_n which_o have_v its_o era_n of_o all_o agreeable_a thing_n inferior_a to_o no_o other_o must_v not_o be_v banter_v with_o the_o reflection_n of_o have_v educat_fw-la of_o late_a but_o one_o or_o few_o or_o more_o parmenis_n who_o counsel_n will_v have_v the_o esteem_n of_o oracle_n to_o heal_v all_o our_o breach_n their_o own_o way_n only_o but_o some_o man_n will_v say_v grant_v all_o this_o yet_o that_o such_o and_o such_o particular_a person_n who_o have_v be_v destructive_a to_o the_o very_a laudable_a constitution_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n or_o mischievous_a or_o evil_a instrument_n in_o the_o former_a government_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v trust_v after_o a_o happy_a revolution_n in_o a_o heal_n and_o good_a government_n to_o this_o i_o agree_v but_o at_o the_o same_o time_n consider_v well_o and_o mark_v these_o that_o embrace_v they_o neque_fw-la id_fw-la consider_v andum_fw-la quod_fw-la dixerit_fw-la sed_fw-la utrum_fw-la veer_fw-la dicatur_fw-la necne_fw-la plato_n plato_n so_o that_o i_o be_o not_o to_o be_v judge_v by_o any_o biased_a man_n more_o than_o he_o be_v to_o be_v by_o i_o and_o at_o least_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o fair_a trial_n in_o the_o case_n unless_o we_o be_v too_o unequal_o state_v for_o though_o i_o be_v innocent_a and_o my_o neighbour_n seem_v to_o be_v guilty_a without_o a_o fair_a trial_n and_o proof_n the_o balance_n betwixt_o we_o be_v not_o clear_v non_fw-la peccantes_fw-la modo_fw-la verum_fw-la &_o peccare_fw-la gestientes_fw-la punito_o so_o still_o reason_n and_o law_n must_v decide_v the_o controversy_n these_o that_o pretend_v innocence_n if_o innocent_a no_o doubt_n be_v more_o to_o 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