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cause_n effect_n know_v see_v 3,073 5 3.7323 3 true
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A51229 A sermon preach'd before the King at St. James's, April 16, 1696 being a day of publick thanksgiving for the discovery of a horrid design to assassinate His Majesty's person, and for the deliverance of the Nation from a French invasion / by ... John, Lord Bishop of Norwich. Moore, John, 1646-1714. 1696 (1696) Wing M2554; ESTC R321 17,039 38

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