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A13542 A man in Christ, or A new creature To which is added a treatise, containing meditations from the creatures. By Thomas Taylor, Dr. in Diuinity. Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632. 1629 (1629) STC 23833; ESTC S101983 68,841 266

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