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A05479 Twelue sermons viz. 1 A Christian exhortation to innocent anger. 2 The calling of Moses. ... 11 12 The sinners looking-glasse. Preached by Thomas Bastard ... Bastard, Thomas, 1565 or 6-1618.; Bastard, Thomas, 1565 or 6-1618. Five sermons. aut 1615 (1615) STC 1561; ESTC S101574 96,705 150

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