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A47772 The blessing of Iudah explained, and applied to the present times, in a sermon preached at S. Maries, Oxford, March 27, 1644 : being the anniversary of His Majesties inauguration to his crowne ... : wherein by Henry Leslie ... Leslie, Henry, 1580-1661. 1644 (1644) Wing L1161; ESTC R21216 30,794 49

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