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A62128 XXXVI sermons viz. XVI ad aulam, VI ad clerum, VI ad magistratum, VIII ad populum : with a large preface / by the right reverend father in God, Robert Sanderson, late lord bishop of Lincoln ; whereunto is now added the life of the reverend and learned author, written by Isaac Walton. Sanderson, Robert, 1587-1663.; Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683. 1686 (1686) Wing S638; ESTC R31805 1,064,866 813

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