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cause_n evil_a good_a see_v 2,875 5 3.5208 3 true
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A80101 Gods truth is faithfull in what it speaketh unto sin and death: It giveth it not too bad a name, because truth is justifi'd by him, which is just; therein it hath a crown of life, and shal have, though death like swarms of wasps are round about it. / Written by one called, John Cole-Venman. Cole-Venman, John. 1658 (1658) Wing C5096A; ESTC R174030 8,135 17

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