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cause_n effect_n necessary_a produce_v 6,956 5 9.5140 5 true
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A41476 A sermon preached before the Honble Society of Lincolns-Inne, upon the 26th of July, 1685 being the thanksgiving-day for His Majesty's victory over the rebels / by John Goodrick ... Goodrick, John. 1685 (1685) Wing G1144; ESTC R7981 11,287 39

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