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A20735 A godly and learned treatise of prayer which both conteineth in it the doctrine of prayer, and also sheweth the practice of it in the exposition of the Lords prayer: by that faithfull and painfull servant of God George Downame, Doctr of Divinity, and late L. Bishop of Dery in the realm of Ireland. Downame, George, d. 1634.; Downame, John, d. 1652. 1640 (1640) STC 7117; ESTC S110202 260,709 448

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