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truth_n heart_n know_v speak_v 4,049 5 4.4293 4 true
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A30810 The scornfull Quakers answered and their railing reply refuted by the meanest of the Lord's servants Magnus Byne. Byne, Magnus. 1656 (1656) Wing B6402; ESTC R30264 132,489 135

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