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A33367 Look about you, for the devil that you fear is in you, or, The right devil unfolded in his descent, form, education, qualification, place and nature of torment : with many other divine secrets, never from the beginning yet extant till this last witness, so beneficial both for the seed of gain, and the seed of faith / written by Laur. Claxton. Claxton, Laurence, 1615-1667. 1659 (1659) Wing C4579; ESTC R32621 55,901 151

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