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truth_n according_a judge_v judgement_n 2,145 5 6.2663 4 false
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A28289 The unreasonableness of anger a sermon preach'd before the Queen at White-hall, July 29, 1694 / by Lancelot Blackburne ... Blackburne, Lancelot, 1658-1743. 1694 (1694) Wing B3068; ESTC R23050 11,834 27

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