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england_n	call_v	church_n	king_n	6,073	5	3.8254	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66289	The principles of the Christian religion explained in a brief commentary upon the church catechism. By William Wake, D.D. rector of St. James Westminster, and Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty.	Wake, William, 1657-1737.	1699 (1699)	Wing W258; ESTC R217651	113,834	200

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