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A56366 I. The time when the first Sabbath was ordained ... II. The manner how the first Sabbath was ordained ... Part II, III. A treatise of holy time concerning the true limits of the Lords day ... / by William Pynchon. Pynchon, William, 1590-1662.; Pynchon, William, 1590-1662. Holy time, or, The true limits of the Lords day. 1654 (1654) Wing P4313; ESTC R27470 236,938 328

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