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A92204 The fiery change: or, Almighty God, his melting and refining of his people, purging out their drosse and drossy metals, making them like unto himself and to his Son who is the pure Word. Wherein is discovered, by the comparison of metals, how the visible church is corrupted, consisting of men of all degrees and conditions and how God hath begun to refine them: which have past in the world a long time for good metal: but now is discovering by fire. / By Robert Read. Read, Robert, fl. 1653-1656. 1656 (1656) Wing R440; Thomason E899_3; ESTC R206741 92,260 122

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