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honour_n day_n lord_n sabbath_n 4,002 5 10.0949 5 true
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A41657 The surest & safest way of thriving, or, A conviction of that grand mistake in many, that what is given to the poor, is a loss to their estate : which is so directly contrary as to the experiences of the charitable : so to the testimony of God's spirit in divers places of Scripture ... by Thomas Gouge ... Gouge, Thomas, 1605-1681. 1673 (1673) Wing G1377; ESTC R14065 59,429 70

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