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nature_n	heart_n	law_n	moral_a	3,742	5	9.7240	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52086	A sermon of simony & sacriledge by Edward Marston.	Marston, Edward.	1699 (1699)	Wing M814; ESTC R26803	14,579	26

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