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A86532 The saints guide, in three treatises; I. The mirror of mercie, on Gen. 6.13. II. The carnall mans condition, on Rom. 1.18. III. The plantation of the righteous, on Psa. l.3 / By Thomas Hooker minister in New-England. Hooker, Thomas, 1586-1647. 1645 (1645) Wing H2655; Thomason E1160_1; ESTC R11339 43,446 180

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