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A17410 The rules of a holy life. Or A treatise containing the holy order of our liues, prescribed in the Scripture concerning our carriage: towards God, towards men, towards our selues. With generall rules of preparation, that concerne either the helps, or the maner of a holy conuersation. By N. Bifield preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex. Byfield, Nicholas, 1579-1622. 1619 (1619) STC 4233.5; ESTC S122202 69,705 372

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