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truth_n believe_v great_a speak_v 2,174 5 4.1269 3 false
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A33722 Liberty of conscience, asserted and vindicated by a learned country-gentleman ... Care, George. 1689 (1689) Wing C503; ESTC R21541 21,512 30

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