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A65921 The dreadfulness of the sin of despising dominion and speaking evil of dignities represented in a sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, and Court of Aldermen, at the Guild-Hall chappel, July 30, 1682 / by John Whitfeld ... Whitfield, John, 1630 or 31-1705. 1682 (1682) Wing W2004; ESTC R8955 26,492 56

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