Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n
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A08614
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Iacobs troublesome iourney to Bethel conteining a briefe exposition, or excellent treatise of the four first verses of the 33. chapter of Genesis: Set foorth by Iohn Overton, Maister of Arts.; Jacobs troublesome journey to Bethel.
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Overton, John, Master of Arts.
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STC 18924; ESTC S104948
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