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A30575 An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eleventh, twelfth, & thirteenth chapters of the prophesy of Hosea being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhil, London / by Jeremiah Burroughs ; being the seventh book published by Thomas Goodwin ... [et al.] Burroughs, Jeremiah, 1599-1646.; Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680. 1651 (1651) Wing B6071; ESTC R26576 401,284 550

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