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A94152 A pious president to both kingdomes for a sacred covenant. Being an abstractive exposition by way of paraphrase upon the tenth chapter of Nehemiah, the 28, and 29 verses / by Daniell Svvift, Minister of the gospell of Iesus Christ. Swift, Daniel. 1643 (1643) Wing S6255; Thomason E71_3; ESTC R7337 45,715 58

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