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B00562 Two godlie and fruitful treatises of the foule and grosse sinne of oppression. The one taken out of the exposition vppon the fift chapter of Nehemiah, written by that worthy bishop and faithfull pastor of the church of Durham, Master Iames Pilkinton. The other published of late by Robert Some Doctor of Diuinitie. Pilkington, James, 1520-1576.; Some, Robert, 1542-1609. 1585 (1585) STC 19929.5; ESTC S94728 18,655 46

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