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A96180 The anchor of hope, for Gods tossed ones, or, Mercies thoughts for the vessels of mercy under misery, or, Gods bowels let out, opened, proclaimed to afflicted saints in a little treatise on the 29 of Jer. 11 vers. / by John Welles ... Wells, John, 1623-1676. 1645 (1645) Wing W1290A; ESTC R42975 70,879 217

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