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A17692 Foure godlye sermons agaynst the pollution of idolatries comforting men in persecutions, and teachyng them what commodities thei shal find in Christes church, which were preached in French by the moste famous clarke Ihon Caluyne, and translated fyrst into Latine and afterward into Englishe by diuers godly learned men.; Sermons. Selected sermons. English Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Horne, Robert, 1519?-1580. 1561 (1561) STC 4438; ESTC S118061 86,020 218

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