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B01365 An elegy upon the death of that learned, pious, and laborious minister of Jesus Christ Mr. Richard Baxter, who departed this mortal life on the 8th day of December, 1691. Ames, Richard, d. 1693. 1691 (1691) Wing A2976D; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.2[194] 1,268 1

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