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A73880 The holy love of heauenly vvisdome. With many other godly treatises Newly set forth, perused, and augmented by the author. Translated out of French into English, by Tho. Sto. gent. Du Vair, Guillaume, 1556-1621.; Stocker, Thomas, fl. 1569-1592. 1594 (1594) STC 7373.4; ESTC S125323 170,458 458

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