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A20957 A preparation to suffer for the Gospell of Iesus Christ. Or, A most Christian exercise full of comfort and consolation for these present times. Written in French by the learned, and zealous, Peter Du Moulin, Profresor of Diuinitie, in the Vniuersitie of Sedan Du Moulin, Pierre, 1568-1658.; Darcie, Abraham, fl. 1625. 1623 (1623) STC 7336; ESTC S118563 17,868 86

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