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love_n affection_n heart_n mind_n 2,955 5 5.1791 4 false
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A26957 Monthly preparations for the Holy Communion by R.B. ; to which is added suitable meditations before, in, and after receiving ; with divine hymns in common tunes, fitted for publick congregations or private families. Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1696 (1696) Wing B1310; ESTC R5693 69,018 206

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