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A61178 A sermon preached before the Artillery Company of London at St. Mary Le Bow, April 20, 1682 by Thomas Sprat ... Sprat, Thomas, 1635-1713. 1682 (1682) Wing S5058; ESTC R16434 15,174 38

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