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friend_n brother_n dear_a know_v 869 5 3.5980 3 true
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A57979 A sermon preached to the Honourable House of Commons at their late solemne fast, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 1644 by Samuel Rutherfurd. Rutherford, Samuel, 1600?-1661. 1644 (1644) Wing R2392; ESTC R25109 55,797 70

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