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cause_n body_n life_n soul_n 5,160 5 5.5664 4 true
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A64279 A tear dropt from the hearse of the Reverend Dr. Benjamin Calamy, late minister of St. Lawrence Jury London, who departed this life on Sunday the 3d of January, 1685/6 1685 (1685) Wing T606; ESTC R2347 1,507 1

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