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A29528 The saints solemne covenant vvith their God as it was opened in a sermon preached at Beccles in the countie of Suffolk, at the taking of the Nationall Covenant there, by the ministers and other officers of that division / by Ioh. Brinsley ... Brinsley, John, 1600-1665. 1644 (1644) Wing B4728; ESTC R19027 25,595 42

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