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A93060 A good conscience the strongest hold. A treatise of conscience, handling the nature acts offices use of conscience. The description qualifications properties severall sorts of good conscience. The excellency necessity utility happiness of such a conscience. The markes to know motives to get meanes to keep it. By John Sheffeild, Minister of Swythins London. Sheffeild, John, d. 1680. 1650 (1650) Wing S3062; Thomason E1235_1; ESTC R208883 228,363 432

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