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A39249 The Christian hearer's first lesson a sermon preached at St. Mary's Church in Nottingham on Thursday, Octob. the 4th, 1694 : the first day of a lecture preached there weekly by the ministers of that town and country : publish'd to satisfie the desire of some of the auditors / by Clem Elis ... Ellis, Clement, 1630-1700. 1694 (1694) Wing E551; ESTC R20476 18,619 32

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