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A61391 The husbandmans calling shewing the excellencies, temptations, graces, duties &c. of the Christian husbandman : being the substance of XII sermons preached to a country congregation / by Richard Steele. Steele, Richard, 1629-1692. 1668 (1668) Wing S5387; ESTC R30650 154,698 309

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