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A93876 The commings [sic] forth of Christ in the power of his death. Opened in a sermon preached before the High Court of Parliament, on Thursday the first of Novem. 1649. being a publike thanksgiving for the victories obtained by the Parliaments forces in Ireland, especially for the taking of Droghedah, since which Wexford also was taken. By Peter Sterry, sometimes fellow of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge: and now preacher of the Gospel in London. Sterry, Peter, 1613-1672.; England and Wales. Parliament. aut 1649 (1649) Wing S5476; Thomason E578_1; ESTC R203622 37,495 77

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