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A88592 The souls cordiall in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the guilt of sin. II. Discovering advantages by Christs ascension. The third volum. / By that faithfull labourer in the Lords vineyard Mr. Christopher Love, pastor of Lawrence Jury, London. Love, Christopher, 1618-1651. 1653 (1653) Wing L3176; Thomason E1230_1; ESTC R211061 183,257 401

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