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A95730 Scriptures opened and sundry cases of conscience resolved, in plain and practical answers to several questions, upon the proverbs of Solomon, Ecclesiastes, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, and Daniel / by that faithful servant of Jesus Christ, William Thomas ... Thomas, William, 1593-1667. 1675 (1675) Wing T990; ESTC R42854 160,919 408

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