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A68508 A commentary or exposition vpon the first chapter of the prophecie of Amos Deliuered in xxi. sermons in the parish church of Meysey-Hampton in the diocesse of Glocester. By Sebastian Benefield ... Benefield, Sebastian, 1559-1630. 1629 (1629) STC 1862; ESTC S101608 705,998 982

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