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A52818 A spiritual legacy being a pattern of piety for all young persons practice in a faithful relation of the holy life and happy death of Mr. John Draper / represented out of his own and other manuscripts containing his experiences, exercises, self examinations and evidences for heaven ; together with his funeral sermons ; published by Chr. Ness. Ness, Christopher, 1621-1705.; Draper, John, d. 1682. 1684 (1684) Wing N464; ESTC R29558 57,400 206

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