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A13711 Seauen sermons, or, The exercises of seuen sabbaoths 1 The prophet Dauids arithmeticke. 2 Peters repentance. 3 Christs last supper. 4 Christ combating with Satan. 5 The sea-mans carde. 6 The sinners bath. 7 The forming of Eue the first woman. Together with a short treatise vpon the commaundements. Thomas, Lewis, b. 1567 or 8. 1599 (1599) STC 24003; ESTC S111425 91,351 236

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