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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40442	A full enquiry into the power of faith, the nature of prophecy, the translation of Enoch and Elias, and the resurrection of Christ	Freke, William, 1662-1744.	1693 (1693)	Wing F2164; ESTC R100	66,199	82

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