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B04886 No power but of God, and yet a power in every creature, or, A word in season, to all men not void of grace, or deprived of reason wherein is held forth that the Almighty God is not wanting to us in impowering of us, but we are wanting to him, in not improving our talent for him ... / by Robert Purnel. Purnell, Robert, d. 1666. 1651 (1651) Wing P4238A; ESTC R187132 119,586 280

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