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A33084 Causes of an humiliation appointed by the commission of the General Assembly to be observed through this whole Kirk on the last Sabbath of March, and first Sabbath of Aprile, 1653. Church of Scotland. General Assembly. 1653 (1653) Wing C4201H; ESTC R24830 1,101 1

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