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A79477 Sions memento, and Gods alarum. In a sermon at VVestminster, before the Honorable House of Commons, on the 31. of May 1643. the solemne day of their monethly fast. By Francis Cheynell late Fellow of Merton College in Oxford. Printed and published by order of the House of Commons. Cheynell, Francis, 1608-1665.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons. aut 1643 (1643) Wing C3816; Thomason E55_13; ESTC R16225 52,682 55

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