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A07775 The shielde and revvarde of the faithfull. Or a meditation vpon Genesis 15. chap. vers. 1. Written by Philip of Mornay Lord of Plessis-Marly and faithfully translated according to the last French copie Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623.; J. B. (John Bulteel), d. 1669. 1620 (1620) STC 18154; ESTC S120356 17,740 81

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