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A75847 Gospel publique worship: or, The translation, metaphrase, analysis, and exposition of Rom. 12. from v.1. to 8. Describing, and prescribing, the compleat pattern of gospel-worship. Also, an exposition of the 18th. chapter of Matthew. To which is added A discovery of Adam's three-fold estate in paradise, viz. moral, legal, and evangelical. / By Thomas Brewer. Brewer, Thomas, fl. 1656. 1656 (1656) Wing A4429; Thomason E1654_1; ESTC R208992 154,122 337

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