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peace_n and_o holiness_n in_o three_o sermon_n upon_o several_a occasion_n by_o ignatius_n fuller_n london_n print_v by_o evan_n tyler_n and_o ralph_n holt_n for_o r._n royston_n bookseller_n to_o the_o king_n be_v most_o excellent_a majesty_n 1672._o imprimatur_fw-la sam._n parker_n novemb_n 2._o 1671._o a_o sermon_n at_o the_o funeral_n of_o mrs_n anne_z norton_n widow_n and_o relict_n of_o w._n norton_n late_a of_o sherrington_n in_o the_o county_n of_o buck_n esq_n july_n 12._o 1671._o st._n paul_n but_o thanks_o be_v to_o god_n who_o have_v give_v we_o the_o victory_n through_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d simplicius_n by_o ignatius_n fuller_n london_n print_v by_o e._n t._n and_o r._n h._n for_o r_n royston_n bookseller_n to_o the_o king_n be_v most_o excellent_a majesty_n 1672._o bretto_n nortono_n armigero_fw-la &_o margaretae_n tho._n duncombi_fw-la armigeri_fw-la uxori_fw-la unicae_fw-la proli_fw-la annae_fw-la nortonae_fw-la nuper_fw-la 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