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A67014 The great duty of love and faithfulness to our native country occasion'd by the coolness of some in its necessary defence, and the forwardness of others, in pushing on its ruine / deliver'd in a sermon at the Chappel of Popler, December 3, 1693, by Josiah Woodward ... Woodward, Josiah, 1660-1712. 1694 (1694) Wing W3518; ESTC R38760 16,712 33

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