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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26920	The duty of heavenly meditation reviewed by Richard Baxter at the invitation of Mr. Giles Firmin's exceptions in his book entituled, The real Christian.	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1671 (1671)	Wing B1255; ESTC R3049	15,342	36

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