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A21051 The litle memorial, concerning the good and fruitfull vse of the sacraments Wherein be handled such defects as some persons commit in the vse of them, and the remedies therein to be practised. Composed in Spanish, by the R. Father Francis Arias of the Society of Iesus, and newlie translated in to our English tongue.; Del buon uso de los sacramentos. English Arias, Francisco. 1602 (1602) STC 742; ESTC S113868 73,129 278

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