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A17889 The spirituall director disinteressed According to the spirit of B. Francis of Sales, Bishop and Prince of Geneua, Institutor of the Order of the Visitation of our Bl. Lady. By the most Reuerend Father in God Iohn Peter Camus, Bishope of Belley. Translated out of French by A.B.; Directeur spirituel desinteressé. English Camus, Jean-Pierre, 1584-1652.; A. B. 1633 (1633) STC 4554; ESTC S107544 184,066 696

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