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... hath recourse to , hath got the power within me to a passion , far more welcome than in- cidental to a preface . Which though I stay not to confess ere any ask , I shall be blameless , if it be no other than the joy and gratulation ...
... hath recourse to , hath got the power within me to a passion , far more welcome than in- cidental to a preface . Which though I stay not to confess ere any ask , I shall be blameless , if it be no other than the joy and gratulation ...
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... hath been re- served opportunely to this occasion . For he who freely magnifies what hath been nobly done , and fears not to declare as freely what might be done better , gives ye the best covenant of his fidelity ; and that his ...
... hath been re- served opportunely to this occasion . For he who freely magnifies what hath been nobly done , and fears not to declare as freely what might be done better , gives ye the best covenant of his fidelity ; and that his ...
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... hath directly said , that to gainsay , I might defend myself with ease , if any should accuse me of being new or insolent , did they but know how much better I find ye es- teem it to imitate the old and elegant humanity of Greece , than ...
... hath directly said , that to gainsay , I might defend myself with ease , if any should accuse me of being new or insolent , did they but know how much better I find ye es- teem it to imitate the old and elegant humanity of Greece , than ...
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... hath been done by ancient and famous common- wealths , against this disorder , till the very time that this project of licensing crept out of the inquisition , was catched up by our prelates , and hath caught some of our presbyters . In ...
... hath been done by ancient and famous common- wealths , against this disorder , till the very time that this project of licensing crept out of the inquisition , was catched up by our prelates , and hath caught some of our presbyters . In ...
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... hath been ever seduced by any papistical book in English , unless it were commended and expounded to him by some of that clergy ; and indeed all such tractates , whether false or true , are as the prophecy of Isaiah was to the eunuch ...
... hath been ever seduced by any papistical book in English , unless it were commended and expounded to him by some of that clergy ; and indeed all such tractates , whether false or true , are as the prophecy of Isaiah was to the eunuch ...
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abroad AREOPAGITICA Areopagus Aristotle Assembly authority better bishops called cause chief Christian church Church of England Cicero civil Comenius conscience corruption defence diligence discipline divine doctrine Eikon Basilike England English episcopacy evil faith fear free commonwealth freedom God's grand council happy Hartlib hath honour inquisition John Selden judgment king kingship knowledge labour Latin learning lest liberty licensing lords and commons magistrates marriage matters ment Milton mind nation never opinion pamphlets parliament PARLIAMENT OF ENGLAND peace perhaps perpetual Plato poem poet praise prelates printed prohibited Ready and Easy reason reformation religion Rome Royalist Samuel Hartlib schisms sects and schisms senate shew SMECTYMNUUS soon spirit Star Chamber studies suppress taught things thou thought tion true truth tyranny virtue whenas wherein whereof whole WILLIAM HALLER wisdom wise worthy write yoke youth