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truth_n body_n faith_n soul_n 1,997 5 5.1026 4 false
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A67501 Ecclesia & Factio a dialogue between Bow-Steeple Dragon and the Exchange Grasshopper. Ward, Edward, 1667-1731. 1698 (1698) Wing W733; ESTC R8751 5,558 18

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