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A67012 The duty of compassion to the souls of others in endeavouring their reformation being the subject of a sermon preached December the 28th 1696 at St. Mary-le-Bow before the Societies for Reformation of Manners in the city of London / published at their request by Josiah Woodward. Woodward, Josiah, 1660-1712. 1697 (1697) Wing W3515A; ESTC R26400 16,419 58

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