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truth_n according_a doctrine_n word_n 2,065 5 3.8689 3 false
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A30521 An epistle to friends of truth in and about London written by Edward Burroughs, in the year, 1661 ... Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662. 1667 (1667) Wing B6000; ESTC R14717 4,366 8

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