Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43678	The spirit of enthusiasm exorcised in a sermon preached before the University of Oxford, on Act-Sunday, July 11, 1680 / by George Hickes.	Hickes, George, 1642-1715.	1680 (1680)	Wing H1871; ESTC R10947	39,266	51

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