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A56742 Discourses upon several practical subjects by the late Reverend William Payne ... ; with a preface giving some account of his life, writings, and death. Payne, William, 1650-1696.; Powell, Joseph, d. 1698. 1698 (1698) Wing P902; ESTC R21648 184,132 418

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