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A61335 The divine obligation of humane ordinances Delivered in a sermon upon the 26th of February, before the iudge, at St. Maries in Bury St. Edmonds, By William Starkey, D.D. Rector of Pulham in Norfolk. Starkey, William, 1620 or 21-1684. 1668 (1668) Wing S5294; ESTC R214022 19,168 36

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