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A26011 A svpport for the sinking heart in times of distresse, or, A sermon preached in London to uphold hope and allay feare Ianuary 4th which was a day of great trouble and deepe danger in the city / by Simeon Ash. Ashe, Simeon, d. 1662. 1642 (1642) Wing A3967; ESTC R15872 23,491 36

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