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A77366 A sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, at their publique fast, Novemb. 29. 1643. By VVilliam Bridge, sometimes fellow of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge, now preacher of Gods Word at Yarmouth. Bridge, William, 1600?-1670. 1643 (1643) Wing B4465; Thomason E79_11; ESTC R13662 28,626 38

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