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A08054 Of the seaven last vvordes spoken by Christ vpon the crosse, two bookes. Written in Latin by the most illustrious cardinall Bellarmine, of the Society of Iesus. And translated into English by A.B. Bellarmino, Roberto Francesco Romolo, Saint, 1542-1621. 1638 (1638) STC 1842; ESTC S113817 123,392 328

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