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A30274 The Christian temper: or, The quiet state of mind that God's servants labour for Set forth in a sermon at the funeral of Mrs. Ursula Collins. By D.B. Burgess, Daniel, 1645-1713. 1688 (1688) Wing B5699; ESTC R213107 22,863 76

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