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truth_n light_n spirit_n true_a 4,661 5 5.2779 4 true
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A07496 The sinne vnto death. Or an ample discouery of that fearefull sinne, the sinne against the holy Ghost together with the signes, degrees and preservatiues thereof. In a sermon preached at Pauls Crosse. August 26. 1621. By Tho: Bedford ... Bedford, Thomas, d. 1653. 1621 (1621) STC 1788; ESTC S101417 81,812 112

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