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A80842 Catechizing Gods ordinance: or A short treatise concerning that [brace] ancient approved soul-edifying singularly necessary [brace] exercise of catechizing. Delivered in sundry sermons at Botolphs Aldgate, London. / By Zach. Crofton minister of the word. Crofton, Zachary, 1625 or 6-1672. 1656 (1656) Wing C6990; Thomason E1665_1; ESTC R208381 52,670 171

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