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A01889 Spiritual marriage: or, The vnion betweene Christ and his Church As it was delivered in a sermon at Westminster, the first of Ianuarie. Anno Dom. 1626. By Iames Baillie, Master of Arts. Baillie, James, Master of Arts. 1627 (1627) STC 1203; ESTC S120307 33,214 58

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