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A02837 The equall vvayes of God tending to the rectifying of the crooked wayes of man. The passages whereof are briefly and clearly drawne from the sacred Scriptures. By T.H. Hayne, Thomas, 1582-1645. 1632 (1632) STC 12976; ESTC S103940 24,541 49

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