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A13554 The progresse of saints to full holinesse described in sundry apostolicall aphorismes, or short precepts tending to sanctification, with a sweete and divine prayer to attaine the practise of those holy precepts / by Thomas Taylor ... Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632. 1630 (1630) STC 23850; ESTC S1019 235,792 462

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