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A70554 Early piety, exemplified in the life and death of Mr. Nathanael Mather, who ... changed earth for heaven, Oct. 17. 1688 whereto are added some discourses on the true nature, the great reward, and the best season of such a walk with God as he left a pattern of. Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.; Mather, Samuel, 1651-1728. 1689 (1689) Wing M1097A; ESTC R20873 63,808 161

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