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A06063 The spirituall armour With which being furnished, a Christian may be able to stand fast in the euill day, and time of tryall; and to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. Written by that godly and learned man, Paul Baine; sometime Preacher of Gods word at S. Andrewes in Cambridge. Baynes, Paul, d. 1617. 1620 (1620) STC 1647; ESTC S116770 71,493 320

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