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A81715 The captives returne, or, The testimonys of John Danks of Colchester, and Elizabeth Danks, his wife, to the mercy and goodness of God, in calling them back to his everlasting truth, after their ont-runnings [sic] and seperation from the same. : Also being warnings to those that still continue in enmity and seperation from the pretious truth and from the people of God, that they may returne while the Lord calls and while the day of their visitation continues. : With a short testimony to the truth by way of preface / written by John Furly, junior. Danks, John, 1631 or 2-1697; Danks, Elizabeth.; Furly, John, 1618-1686. 1680 (1680) Wing D210A; ESTC R171684 7,867 17

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