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B03557 The sacred diary: Or, select meditations for every part of the day, and the employments thereof: With directions to persons of all ranks, for the holy spending every ordinary day of the Week. Propounded as means to facilitate a pious life, and for the spiritual improvement of every Christian. Gearing, William. 1679 (1679) Wing G438; ESTC R177551 109,549 305

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