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A93881 The true way of uniting the people of God in these nationsĀ· Opened in a sermon preached in the chappel at White-Hall, Jan. 1. 1659. By Peter Sterry. Sterry, Peter, 1613-1672. 1660 (1660) Wing S5486A; ESTC R213121 18,882 37

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