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A44146 Our Saviours passion delivered in a sermon, preach'd in the cathedral church of Saint Peter in Exon. On Good Friday, the first of April, 1670. By Matthew Hole, Master of Arts, and Fellow of Exeter Colledge, Oxon. Hole, Matthew, 1639 or 40-1730. 1670 (1670) Wing H2411; ESTC R215768 11,909 18

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