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A23765 Scala sancta: or The exaltation of the soul. Being a train of pious thoughts, compleating the whole duty of man: or, Devotions compiled by R.A. Gent. in his solitudes. Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681. 1678 (1678) Wing A1161A; ESTC R213044 114,052 300

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