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A06800 The sicke-mans comfort against death and the deuill, the law and sinne, the wrath and iudgement of God. Translated out of Frenche into English, by I.E.; Consolation et instruction aux malades contre l'appréhension. English. L'Espine, Jean de, ca. 1506-1597.; Eliot, John. 1590 (1590) STC 17238; ESTC S119213 84,176 220

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