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A12185 A glance of Heaven, or, A pretious taste of a glorious feast wherein thou mayst taste and see those things which God hath prepared for them that love him / By R. Sibs ... Sibbes, Richard, 1577-1635.; Seaman, Lazarus, d. 1675. 1638 (1638) STC 22497; ESTC S5102 68,749 298

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