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love_n affection_n heart_n set_v 2,588 5 5.0743 4 false
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A29526 The spirituall vertigo, or, Turning sickensse of soul-unsettlednesse in matters of religious concernment the nature of it opened, the causes assigned, the danger discovered, and remedy prescribed ... / by John Brinsley. Brinsley, John, fl. 1581-1624. 1655 (1655) Wing B4723; ESTC R25297 104,504 248

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