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A12558 Munition against mans misery and mortality A treatice containing the most effectual remedies against the miserable state of man in this life, selected out of the chiefest both humane and divine authors; by Richard Smyth preacher of Gods word in Barstaple in Devonshire. Smyth, Richard, preacher in Barnstaple, Devonshire. 1612 (1612) STC 22878; ESTC S100020 65,151 158

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