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A30910 Hearts-ease in heart-trouble, or, A sovereign remedy against all trouble of heart that Christ's disciples are subject to ... prescribed by the great physician, the Lord Jesus Christ ... / by J.B., a servant of Jesus Christ. Bardwood, James.; Bunyan, John, 1628-1688. 1691 (1691) Wing B747A; ESTC R35313 73,337 198

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