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A30274
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The Christian temper: or, The quiet state of mind that God's servants labour for Set forth in a sermon at the funeral of Mrs. Ursula Collins. By D.B.
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Burgess, Daniel, 1645-1713.
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Wing B5699; ESTC R213107
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