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A66730 The true interest of nations impartially stated in a sermon preached at the Lent assizes at Chelmesford in Essex, March 2d. 1690/1 : proving that the promoting universal righteousness, piety, justice, and honesty, is the sure means to exalt a nation ... / by Anthony Walker ... Walker, Anthony, d. 1692. 1691 (1691) Wing W311; ESTC R5492 23,518 42

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