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A57546 The rich fool set forth in an exposition on that parable : Luke 12, 16-22 ... / by Nehemiah Rogers ... Rogers, Nehemiah, 1593-1660. 1662 (1662) Wing R1824; ESTC R5063 109,384 135

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