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A62951 Innocency no shield against envy A sermon preached on Friday, April 11. being the fast-day appointed by the Kings proclamation to seek reconciliation with God, &c. By George Topham, rector of Boston in Lincolnshire. Perused and approved of by the right Reverend father in God, Thomas, Lord Bishop of Lincoln. Topham, George, d. 1694. 1679 (1679) Wing T1906; ESTC R220703 23,634 40

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