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A35171 Caleb's spirit parallel'd in a sermon preach'd at the funeral of the late Mrs. Constancy Ward of East-Smithfield, London, at the meeting-house in Devonshire Square, April 7, 1697 / by Walter Cross ... Cross, Walter, M.A. 1697 (1697) Wing C7257; ESTC R22527 45,737 48

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