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A35583 Movnt Pisgah, or, A prospect of heaven being an exposition on the fourth chapter of the first epistle of St. Paul to the Thessalonians, from the 13th verse, to the end of the chapter, divided into three parts / by Tho. Case ... Case, Thomas, 1598-1682. 1670 (1670) Wing C837; ESTC R10699 286,764 418

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