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A55504 The sovles life exercising it selfe in the sweet fields of divine meditations and prayers. Collected for the comfort of all those who willingly adventure their lives for the defence of the Gospel, in these blood-thirsty times of war. Portman, Richard. 1645 (1645) Wing P3001B; ESTC R220485 26,310 146

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