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A00378 An exhortation to the diligent studye of scripture, made by Erasmus Roterodamus. And tra[n]slated in to inglissh. An exposition in to the seventh chaptre of the first pistle to the Corinthians; Paraclesis. English Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.; Roy, William, fl. 1527-1531, attributed name.; Luther, Martin, 1483-1546. aut 1529 (1529) STC 10493; ESTC S109910 70,722 156

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