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A14004 The practise of the faithfull containing many godly praiers both of morning and euening and other necessarie occasions. Whereunto are added diuers profitable and comfortable meditations necessarie to be remembered and practised of euery Christian. Tuke, Thomas, d. 1657. 1613 (1613) STC 24314; ESTC S102481 54,477 274

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