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A56801 A beam of divine glory, or, The unchangeableness of God opened, vindicated, and improved : whereunto is added, The soul's rest in God / by Edward Pearse ; to which is prefixed the author's last letter, written in the time of his sickness to some peculiar friends. Pearse, Edward, 1633?-1674? 1674 (1674) Wing P970; ESTC R32172 116,330 239

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