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A60357 Vincentius redivivus, a funeral sermon preached Octob. 27, 1678 upon the occasion of the much bewailed death of that reverend and eminent servant of Christ, Mr. Thomas Vincent ... / by Samuel Slater. Slater, Samuel, d. 1704. 1679 (1679) Wing S3979; ESTC R23647 37,199 50

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