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A59876 A sermon preached at the funeral of the Reverend Benj. Calamy, D.D. and late minister of St. Lawrence Jewry, London, Jan. 7th, 1686 by William Sherlock ... Sherlock, William, 1641?-1707. 1686 (1686) Wing S3347; ESTC R21708 14,846 42

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