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A62099 Foure sermons vvherein is made a foure-fold discovery viz. of ecclesiasticall selfe-seeking, a wisemans carriage in evill times, the benefit of Christian patience, the right nature and temper of the spirit of the Gospel / by Edvvard Symons ...; Sermons. Selections Symmons, Edward. 1642 (1642) Wing S6343; ESTC R23479 123,513 204

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