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A64962 The great change discoursed of in a funeral sermon, occasioned by the death of Mrs. Martha Thompson, late wife of Captain William Thompson in Wapping. Preached by Nathanael Vincent, M A. minister of the gospel. Vincent, Nathanael, 1639?-1697. 1682 (1682) Wing V408; ESTC R219229 19,844 35

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