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A17286 The excellency of a gracious spirit Deliuered in a treatise upon the 14. of Numbers, verse 24. By Ier. Burroughes minister of Gods Word. Burroughs, Jeremiah, 1599-1646. 1639 (1639) STC 4128; ESTC S107060 167,441 453

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