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A42097 A sermon preached in the Cathedral Church of Durham upon the revival of the ancient laudable practice of that, and some other cathedrals, in having sermons on Wednesdays and Fridays, during Advent and Lent / by D.G. ... Grenville, Denis, 1637-1703. 1686 (1686) Wing G1941; ESTC R2757 16,701 34

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