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heart_n abundance_n good_a speak_v 3,617 5 5.5017 4 true
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A50106 The duty of submission to divine providence, in all its dispensations described and recommended from the example and argument of Job / by Samvel Masters. Masters, Samuel, 1645 or 6-1693. 1689 (1689) Wing M1070; ESTC R103 29,258 129

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