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A42921 The holy limbeck, or, A semicentury of spiritual extractions wherein the spirit is extracted from the letter of certain eminent places in the Holy Scripture : and a compendious way discovered for the spiritual improvement of the literal sense, in order to the better understanding of the minde and meaning of the spirit therein / by Jo. Godolphin. Godolphin, John, 1617-1678. 1650 (1650) Wing G944; ESTC R37865 39,502 269

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