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A90298 Immoderate mourning for the dead, prov'd unreasonable and unchristian. Or, Some considerations of general use to allay our sorrow for deceased friends and relations but more especially intended for comfort to parents upon the death of their children. By John Owen, chaplain to the right honourable Henry Lord Grey of Ruthen. Owen, John, chaplain to Lord Grey of Ruthin. 1680 (1680) Wing O825aA; ESTC R231417 48,707 156

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