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A57248 The saints desire, or, A cordiall for a fainting soule declaring that in Christs righteousnesse onely ... there is life, happiness, peace ... also the happy estate of a man in Christ ... / by Samuel Richardson. Richardson, Samuel, fl. 1643-1658. 1647 (1647) Wing R1413; ESTC R35326 159,266 436

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