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A43869 A short but cleare discovrse of the institiution, dignity, and end of the Lords-day upon occasion of those words of St. Iohn ... / written by George Hakewill ... Hakewill, George, 1578-1649. 1641 (1641) Wing H209; ESTC R18460 22,776 41

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