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A10577 An instruccyon of Christen fayth howe to be bolde vp on the promyse of God and not to doubte of our saluacyon, made by Urbanus Regius. Tra[n]slated into englyshe; Instruccyon of Christen fayth howe to be bolde up on the promyse of God and not to doubte of our salvacyon. Rhegius, Urbanus, 1489-1541.; Foxe, John, 1516-1587. 1548 (1548) STC 20847; ESTC S104513 23,216 78

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