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A57066 The saints submission to the will of God. Or, A sermon preached at the funerall of a vertuous young gentleman, Mr. William Elmes the only son and heir of Thomas Elmes, of Warmington in the county of Northampton, Esquire. By Richard Resbury, minister of Oundle. Resbury, Richard, 1607-1674. 1654 (1654) Wing R1135A; ESTC R219670 5,698 17

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