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A46911 Eklampsis tōn dikaiōn, or, The shining forth of the righteous a sermon preached partly upon the death of that reverend and excellent divine, Mr. Stephen Charnock, and in part at the funeral of a godly friend / by John Johnson. Johnson, John, M.A. 1680 (1680) Wing J783; ESTC R16247 41,797 47

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