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cause_n call_v king_n lord_n 3,158 5 3.7655 3 true
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A33894 A word in season to all in authority with weighty considerations what persons, practices, and things doth chiefly cause division and contention, rending of kingdoms, and distresse of nations : as also a plain discovery of those things and that ministry that will bring blessings and unity, with deliverance from bondage into liberty, and instead of strife, wars, and fighting, righteousnesse, reconciliation and peace in the land of our nativity / published by J.C. J. C. (John Collens), d. 1682.; Anderdon, John, 1624?-1685. 1660 (1660) Wing C5235; ESTC R27130 21,270 30

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