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A07213 The tribunall of the conscience: or, A treatise of examination shewing vvhy and how a Christian should examine his conscience, and take an account of his life. By Henry Mason, parson of St. Andrews Vndershaft, London. Mason, Henry, 1573?-1647. 1626 (1626) STC 17613; ESTC S112441 37,697 74

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