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A49121 King David's danger and deliverance, or, The conspiracy of Absolon and Achitophel defeated in a sermon preached in the Cathedral Church of Exon, on the ninth of September, 1683, being the day of thanksgiving appointed for the discovery of the late fanatical plot / by Thomas Long ... Long, Thomas, 1621-1707. 1683 (1683) Wing L2972; ESTC R19771 31,461 48

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