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A17258 A guide vnto godlinesse: or, A plaine and familiar explanation of the ten commandements, by questions and answeres fittest for the instruction of the simple and ignorant people. By Francis Bunny, one of the prebendaries of the Cathedrall Church of Durham.; Guide unto godlinesse. Bunny, Francis, 1543-1617. 1617 (1617) STC 4100; ESTC S119539 83,481 241

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