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truth_n know_v life_n lord_n 3,996 5 3.6605 3 true
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A02534 Epistles the first volume: Containing II. decads. By Ioseph Hall; Epistles. Vol. 1 Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656. 1608 (1608) STC 12661.7; ESTC S103637 49,336 198

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