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A17127 A sermon preached before His Maiestie at Whitehall, March 22. 1617. being Passion-Sunday, touching prostration, and kneeling in the worship of God. To which is added a discourse concerning kneeling at the Communion. By Iohn, Bishop of Rochester. Buckeridge, John, 1562?-1631. 1618 (1618) STC 4005; ESTC S106770 134,604 258

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