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A66095 Divine meditations. Written by an honourable person. Whereto is adjoyned, a determination of the question, whether men ought to kneele at the receipt of the Holy Communion. And an essay of friendship Wake, Isaac, Sir, 1580?-1632. 1641 (1641) Wing W226B; ESTC R219891 35,999 169

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