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cause_n evil_a good_a see_v 2,875 5 3.5208 3 true
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A37457 News from the new-Jerusalem sent by letters from severall parts, relating some hints and observations of that citty, all conspiring in a testimony that renders it exceeding glorious. S. P. D. 1649 (1649) Wing D86; ESTC R27850 73,796 188

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