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A04986 Ten sermons upon several occasions, preached at Saint Pauls Crosse, and elsewhere. By the Right Reverend Father in God Arthur Lake late Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells Lake, Arthur, 1569-1626. 1640 (1640) STC 15135; ESTC S108204 119,344 184

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