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cause_n	church_n	just_a	separation_n	3,507	5	10.7526	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31093	A sermon preached at the triennial visitation of the Right Reverend Father in God, Seth, Lord Bishop of Sarum, held at Reading, Sept. 6, 1683 by John Barrow ...	Barrow, John, 1650 or 51-1684.	1683 (1683)	Wing B966; ESTC R16103	12,922	35

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