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A06516 A right comfortable treatise containing fourteene pointes of consolation for them that labor and are laden: VVritten by D. Martin Luther to Prince Friderik Duke of Saxonie, he being sore sicke, thereby to comfort him in the time of his great distresse. Englished by W. Gace.; Tessaradecas consolatoria pro laborantibus et oneratis. English Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.; Gace, William. 1578 (1578) STC 16989; ESTC S106344 39,904 94

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