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A49971 Orbis miraculum, or, The temple of Solomon pourtrayed by Scripture-light wherein all its famous buildings, the pompous worship of the Jewes, with its attending rites and ceremonies, the several officers employed in that work, with their ample revenues, and the spiritual mysteries of the Gospel vailed under all, are treated at large. Lee, Samuel, 1625-1691. 1659 (1659) Wing L903C; ESTC R41591 488,038 394

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