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A61672 Verus Christianus, or, Directions for private devotions and retirements dedicated to ... Gilbert Ld. Arch Bishop of Canterbury ... by David Stokes. Stokes, David, 1591?-1669.; Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626. 1668 (1668) Wing S5724; ESTC R24159 135,214 312

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