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A47324 The Christian sufferer supported, or, A discourse concerning the grounds of Christian fortitude shewing at once that the sufferings of good men are not inconsistent with God's special providence : as also the several supports which our religion affords them under their sufferings, and particularly against the fear of a violent death / by Richard Kidder ... Kidder, Richard, 1633-1703. 1680 (1680) Wing K398; ESTC R656 85,271 258

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