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A17499 The embassador between heauen and earth, betweene God and man. Or A booke of heauenly and healthy meditations and prayers for earthly and sickly soules and sinners Fit to be borne in the hand, and worne in the heart of euery good Christian. By W.C. preacher of the word. Crashaw, William, 1572-1626. 1613 (1613) STC 4316; ESTC S118212 87,812 404

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