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A61453 A plain and easie calculation of the name, mark, and number of the name of the beast ... humbly presented to the studious observers of Scripture-prophecies, God's works, and the times / by Nathaniel Stephens ... ; whereunto is prefixed, a commendatory epistle, written by Mr. Edm. Calamy. Stephens, Nathaniel, 1606?-1678.; Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666. 1656 (1656) Wing S5450; ESTC R17480 246,007 328

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