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A67768 The proofe of a good preacher the right art of hearing : that good counsel is seldom well taken : that wilful offenders are as witlesse as wicked : with an apologie for wholesome truth, how distasteful soever / by J.F. Younge, Richard. 1661 (1661) Wing Y180; ESTC R8002 18,965 45

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