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A63045 The soul's communion with her savior. Or, The history of our Lord Jesus Christ, written by the four evangelists digested into devotional meditations. The first part. Traherne, Philip, d. ca. 1725. 1685 (1685) Wing T2019A; ESTC R220906 52,296 223

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