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A93578 The penitent Christian, fitted with meditations and prayers, for a the devout receiving of the Holy Sacrament of the Lords Supper, / by Lewis Southcomb, rector of Rose-Ash in the county of Devon. ; For the benefit of the people under his charge, and others. Southcomb, Lewis. 1682 (1682) Wing S4751A; ESTC R184495 64,495 181

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