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A85440 A state of glory for spirits of just men upon dissolution, demonstrated. A sermon preached in Pauls Church Aug. 30. 1657. before the Rt. Honourable the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the City of London. / By Tho: Goodvvin, D.D. president of Magd. Coll. Oxon. Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680. 1657 (1657) Wing G1257; Thomason E928_2; ESTC R202319 40,336 72

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