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A80146 The marrow of Christianity: or, A spirituall discoverie of some principles of truth, meet to be known of all the saints; represented in ten sections. / By T. Collier, minister of the gospel. Whereunto is added an epistle, written by M. Saltmarsh. Collier, Thomas, fl. 1691.; Towne, Robert, 1592 or 3-1663. Assertion of grace. 1647 (1647) Wing C5291; Wing T1978; Thomason E1157_1; Thomason E1157_2; ESTC R208677 55,702 142

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