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love_n heart_n know_v spirit_n 5,607 5 4.8036 4 true
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A39122 A Christian duty composed by B. Bernard Francis. Bernard, Francis, fl. 1684. 1684 (1684) Wing E3949A; ESTC R40567 248,711 323

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