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A34429 An exhortation to firmness and constancy in true religion in a sermon preached at St. Mary Islington, Feb. 2, 1689/90 / by Shadrach Cooke ... Cooke, Shadrach, 1655?-1724? 1689 (1689) Wing C6037; ESTC R20683 19,785 32

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