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A56695 A sermon preached at St. Pavl Covent-Garden, on the late day of fasting & prayer, Novemb. 13 by Simon Patrick ... Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707. 1678 (1678) Wing P840; ESTC R23234 28,516 39

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