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A27065 The vain religion of the formal hypocrite, and the mischief of an unbridled tongue (as against religion, rulers, or dissenters) described, in several sermons, preached at the Abby in Westminster, before many members of the Honourable House of Commons, 1660 ; and The fools prosperity, the occasion of his destruction : a sermon preached at Covent-Garden / by Richard Baxter. Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. Fools prosperity. 1660 (1660) Wing B1448; ESTC R13757 102,825 412

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