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Areopagitica
A Speech for the Liberty of
Areopagitica A Speech for the Liberty of

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Areopagitica A Speech for the Liberty of is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Yet though ye should condescend to this, which God forbid, the Order still would be but fruitless and defective to that end whereto ye meant it.
If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?
The Christian faith, for that was once a schism, is not unknown to have spread all over Asia, ere any Gospel or Epistle was seen in writing.
If the amendment of manners be aimed at, look into Italy and Spain, whether those places be one scruple the better, the honester, the wiser, the chaster, since all the inquisitional rigour that hath been executed upon books.
Another reason, whereby to make it plain that this Order will miss the end it seeks, consider by the quality which ought to be in every licenser.
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Areopagitica A Speech for the Liberty of

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Areopagitica A Speech for the Liberty of is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Yet though ye should condescend to this, which God forbid, the Order still would be but fruitless and defective to that end whereto ye meant it.
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If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?
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The Christian faith, for that was once a schism, is not unknown to have spread all over Asia, ere any Gospel or Epistle was seen in writing.
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If the amendment of manners be aimed at, look into Italy and Spain, whether those places be one scruple the better, the honester, the wiser, the chaster, since all the inquisitional rigour that hath been executed upon books.
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Another reason, whereby to make it plain that this Order will miss the end it seeks, consider by the quality which ought to be in every licenser.

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Books noun US /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading “If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?”

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a

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

ages

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

aimed

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all

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From this reading The Christian faith, for that was once a schism, is not unknown to have spread all over Asia, ere any Gospel or Epistle was seen in writing.

amendment

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and

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From this reading Yet though ye should condescend to this, which God forbid, the Order still would be but fruitless and defective to that end whereto ye meant it.

Another

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From this reading Another reason, whereby to make it plain that this Order will miss the end it seeks, consider by the quality which ought to be in every licenser.

any

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From this reading The Christian faith, for that was once a schism, is not unknown to have spread all over Asia, ere any Gospel or Epistle was seen in writing.

as

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

Asia

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From this reading The Christian faith, for that was once a schism, is not unknown to have spread all over Asia, ere any Gospel or Epistle was seen in writing.

at

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From this reading If the amendment of manners be aimed at, look into Italy and Spain, whether those places be one scruple the better, the honester, the wiser, the chaster, since all the inquisitional rigour that hath been executed upon books.

be

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From this reading Yet though ye should condescend to this, which God forbid, the Order still would be but fruitless and defective to that end whereto ye meant it.

been

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From this reading If the amendment of manners be aimed at, look into Italy and Spain, whether those places be one scruple the better, the honester, the wiser, the chaster, since all the inquisitional rigour that hath been executed upon books.

better

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From this reading If the amendment of manners be aimed at, look into Italy and Spain, whether those places be one scruple the better, the honester, the wiser, the chaster, since all the inquisitional rigour that hath been executed upon books.

booksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

but

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From this reading Yet though ye should condescend to this, which God forbid, the Order still would be but fruitless and defective to that end whereto ye meant it.

by

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

chaster

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From this reading If the amendment of manners be aimed at, look into Italy and Spain, whether those places be one scruple the better, the honester, the wiser, the chaster, since all the inquisitional rigour that hath been executed upon books.

Christian

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From this reading The Christian faith, for that was once a schism, is not unknown to have spread all over Asia, ere any Gospel or Epistle was seen in writing.

condescend

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From this reading Yet though ye should condescend to this, which God forbid, the Order still would be but fruitless and defective to that end whereto ye meant it.

consider

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From this reading Another reason, whereby to make it plain that this Order will miss the end it seeks, consider by the quality which ought to be in every licenser.

defective

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From this reading Yet though ye should condescend to this, which God forbid, the Order still would be but fruitless and defective to that end whereto ye meant it.

doctrine

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

end

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From this reading Yet though ye should condescend to this, which God forbid, the Order still would be but fruitless and defective to that end whereto ye meant it.

Epistle

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ere

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From this reading The Christian faith, for that was once a schism, is not unknown to have spread all over Asia, ere any Gospel or Epistle was seen in writing.

every

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From this reading Another reason, whereby to make it plain that this Order will miss the end it seeks, consider by the quality which ought to be in every licenser.

executed

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From this reading If the amendment of manners be aimed at, look into Italy and Spain, whether those places be one scruple the better, the honester, the wiser, the chaster, since all the inquisitional rigour that hath been executed upon books.

faith

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From this reading The Christian faith, for that was once a schism, is not unknown to have spread all over Asia, ere any Gospel or Epistle was seen in writing.

for

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

forbid

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From this reading Yet though ye should condescend to this, which God forbid, the Order still would be but fruitless and defective to that end whereto ye meant it.

fruitless

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From this reading Yet though ye should condescend to this, which God forbid, the Order still would be but fruitless and defective to that end whereto ye meant it.

God

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Gospel

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From this reading The Christian faith, for that was once a schism, is not unknown to have spread all over Asia, ere any Gospel or Epistle was seen in writing.

hath

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

have

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From this reading The Christian faith, for that was once a schism, is not unknown to have spread all over Asia, ere any Gospel or Epistle was seen in writing.

heard

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

hindrance

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

honester

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From this reading If the amendment of manners be aimed at, look into Italy and Spain, whether those places be one scruple the better, the honester, the wiser, the chaster, since all the inquisitional rigour that hath been executed upon books.

If

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

in

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

inquisitional

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From this reading If the amendment of manners be aimed at, look into Italy and Spain, whether those places be one scruple the better, the honester, the wiser, the chaster, since all the inquisitional rigour that hath been executed upon books.

into

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From this reading If the amendment of manners be aimed at, look into Italy and Spain, whether those places be one scruple the better, the honester, the wiser, the chaster, since all the inquisitional rigour that hath been executed upon books.

is

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

it

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From this reading Yet though ye should condescend to this, which God forbid, the Order still would be but fruitless and defective to that end whereto ye meant it.

Italy

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From this reading If the amendment of manners be aimed at, look into Italy and Spain, whether those places be one scruple the better, the honester, the wiser, the chaster, since all the inquisitional rigour that hath been executed upon books.

licenser

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From this reading Another reason, whereby to make it plain that this Order will miss the end it seeks, consider by the quality which ought to be in every licenser.

look

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make

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From this reading Another reason, whereby to make it plain that this Order will miss the end it seeks, consider by the quality which ought to be in every licenser.

manners

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From this reading If the amendment of manners be aimed at, look into Italy and Spain, whether those places be one scruple the better, the honester, the wiser, the chaster, since all the inquisitional rigour that hath been executed upon books.

many

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

meant

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From this reading Yet though ye should condescend to this, which God forbid, the Order still would be but fruitless and defective to that end whereto ye meant it.

miss

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From this reading Another reason, whereby to make it plain that this Order will miss the end it seeks, consider by the quality which ought to be in every licenser.

not

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

of

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

once

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From this reading The Christian faith, for that was once a schism, is not unknown to have spread all over Asia, ere any Gospel or Epistle was seen in writing.

one

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From this reading If the amendment of manners be aimed at, look into Italy and Spain, whether those places be one scruple the better, the honester, the wiser, the chaster, since all the inquisitional rigour that hath been executed upon books.

only

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

or

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

Order

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ought

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From this reading Another reason, whereby to make it plain that this Order will miss the end it seeks, consider by the quality which ought to be in every licenser.

over

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From this reading The Christian faith, for that was once a schism, is not unknown to have spread all over Asia, ere any Gospel or Epistle was seen in writing.

places

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From this reading If the amendment of manners be aimed at, look into Italy and Spain, whether those places be one scruple the better, the honester, the wiser, the chaster, since all the inquisitional rigour that hath been executed upon books.

plain

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From this reading Another reason, whereby to make it plain that this Order will miss the end it seeks, consider by the quality which ought to be in every licenser.

preserving

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

prevent

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

quality

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From this reading Another reason, whereby to make it plain that this Order will miss the end it seeks, consider by the quality which ought to be in every licenser.

reason

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From this reading Another reason, whereby to make it plain that this Order will miss the end it seeks, consider by the quality which ought to be in every licenser.

refusing

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

rigour

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From this reading If the amendment of manners be aimed at, look into Italy and Spain, whether those places be one scruple the better, the honester, the wiser, the chaster, since all the inquisitional rigour that hath been executed upon books.

schism

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From this reading The Christian faith, for that was once a schism, is not unknown to have spread all over Asia, ere any Gospel or Epistle was seen in writing.

schisms

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

scruple

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From this reading If the amendment of manners be aimed at, look into Italy and Spain, whether those places be one scruple the better, the honester, the wiser, the chaster, since all the inquisitional rigour that hath been executed upon books.

sects

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

seeks

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From this reading Another reason, whereby to make it plain that this Order will miss the end it seeks, consider by the quality which ought to be in every licenser.

seen

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From this reading The Christian faith, for that was once a schism, is not unknown to have spread all over Asia, ere any Gospel or Epistle was seen in writing.

should

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From this reading Yet though ye should condescend to this, which God forbid, the Order still would be but fruitless and defective to that end whereto ye meant it.

since

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From this reading If the amendment of manners be aimed at, look into Italy and Spain, whether those places be one scruple the better, the honester, the wiser, the chaster, since all the inquisitional rigour that hath been executed upon books.

so

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

Spain

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From this reading If the amendment of manners be aimed at, look into Italy and Spain, whether those places be one scruple the better, the honester, the wiser, the chaster, since all the inquisitional rigour that hath been executed upon books.

spread

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From this reading The Christian faith, for that was once a schism, is not unknown to have spread all over Asia, ere any Gospel or Epistle was seen in writing.

still

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From this reading Yet though ye should condescend to this, which God forbid, the Order still would be but fruitless and defective to that end whereto ye meant it.

story

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

that

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the

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their

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

this

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those

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though

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to

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From this reading Yet though ye should condescend to this, which God forbid, the Order still would be but fruitless and defective to that end whereto ye meant it.

traditions

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

uncatechized

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unknown

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From this reading The Christian faith, for that was once a schism, is not unknown to have spread all over Asia, ere any Gospel or Epistle was seen in writing.

unmixed

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

unread

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

unwritten

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

upon

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was

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From this reading The Christian faith, for that was once a schism, is not unknown to have spread all over Asia, ere any Gospel or Epistle was seen in writing.

whereby

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From this reading Another reason, whereby to make it plain that this Order will miss the end it seeks, consider by the quality which ought to be in every licenser.

whereto

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From this reading Yet though ye should condescend to this, which God forbid, the Order still would be but fruitless and defective to that end whereto ye meant it.

whether

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From this reading If the amendment of manners be aimed at, look into Italy and Spain, whether those places be one scruple the better, the honester, the wiser, the chaster, since all the inquisitional rigour that hath been executed upon books.

which

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From this reading Yet though ye should condescend to this, which God forbid, the Order still would be but fruitless and defective to that end whereto ye meant it.

who

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From this reading If to prevent sects and schisms, who is so unread or so uncatechized in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixed for many ages, only by unwritten traditions?

will

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wiser

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From this reading If the amendment of manners be aimed at, look into Italy and Spain, whether those places be one scruple the better, the honester, the wiser, the chaster, since all the inquisitional rigour that hath been executed upon books.

would

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From this reading Yet though ye should condescend to this, which God forbid, the Order still would be but fruitless and defective to that end whereto ye meant it.

writing

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From this reading The Christian faith, for that was once a schism, is not unknown to have spread all over Asia, ere any Gospel or Epistle was seen in writing.

ye

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From this reading Yet though ye should condescend to this, which God forbid, the Order still would be but fruitless and defective to that end whereto ye meant it.

Yet

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From this reading Yet though ye should condescend to this, which God forbid, the Order still would be but fruitless and defective to that end whereto ye meant it.

Chapter 3 of Areopagitica A Speech for the Liberty of by John Milton holds 101 sentences, grouped into 21 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 3 holds 101 sentences of Areopagitica A Speech for the Liberty of, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in Areopagitica A Speech for the Liberty of

Words and structures a reader meets early in Areopagitica A Speech for the Liberty of, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Liberty
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Areopagitica A Speech for the Liberty of; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Free-born
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Areopagitica A Speech for the Liberty of; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Having
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Areopagitica A Speech for the Liberty of; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Advise
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Areopagitica A Speech for the Liberty of; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.