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A89280 Conjectura cabbalistica or, a conjectural essay of interpreting the minde of Moses, according to a threefold cabbala: viz. literal, philosophical, mystical, or, divinely moral. By Henry More fellow of Christs College in Cambridge. More, Henry, 1614-1687. 1653 (1653) Wing M2647; Thomason E1462_2; ESTC R202930 150,967 287

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