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A36374 Reform'd devotions, in meditations, hymns, and petitions, for every day in the week, and every holiday in the year divided into parts. Dorrington, Theophilus, d. 1715.; Birchley, William, 1613-1669. Devotions in the ancient way of offices. 1687 (1687) Wing D1946; ESTC R10442 174,240 506

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