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love_n believe_v faith_n heart_n 5,328 5 5.2153 4 true
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B08856 A sermon preached in Lent before the King at White-Hall by the right reverend father in God, Herbert, Lord Bishop of Hereford. Croft, Herbert, 1603-1691. 1676 (1676) Wing C6975A; ESTC R174311 12,493 34

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