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A70719 A plain discourse about rash and sinful anger as a help for such as are willing to be relieved against so sad and too generally prevailing a distemper even amongst professors of religion : being the substance of some sermons preached at Manchester in Lancashire / by Henry Newcome ... Newcome, Henry, 1627-1695.; Howe, John, 1630-1705.; Starkey, John, 17th cent. 1693 (1693) Wing N898; ESTC R18504 45,498 96

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