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truth_n know_v life_n lord_n 3,996 5 3.6605 3 true
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B05844 Divine breathings: or, A pious soul thirsting after Christ T. S. (Thomas Sherman); Perin, Christopher. 1671 (1671) Wing S3388A; ESTC R184098 42,078 222

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