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truth_n believe_v know_v see_v 4,378 5 3.2373 3 true
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A49453 A sermon preached before His Majesty at Whitehall, March 12, 1664/5 by B. Lord Bishop of Lincoln. Laney, Benjamin, 1591-1675. 1665 (1665) Wing L347; ESTC R17030 18,017 44

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