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A56674 The hypocritical nation described in a sermon preached at St. Maries in Cambridge, upon a day of publick fasting : with an epistle prefixed by Mr. Samuel Jacombe. Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.; Jacombe, Samuel, d. 1659. 1657 (1657) Wing P815; ESTC R2023 38,656 56

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