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A10655 A sermon touching the peace and edification of the church preached at the second triennial visitation of the right reverend father in God, Francis Lord Bishop of Peterborough, at Daventry in Northamptonshire, July 12. 1637 / by Edvvard Reynolds ... Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676. 1638 (1638) STC 20931.5; ESTC S4443 27,058 42

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