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A62257 The sacred rite of confirmation discoursed of in a sermon preach'd at Okeham in the county of Rutland at a confirmation there administred ... on May 17, 1683 / by John Savage ... Savage, J. (John), 1645-1721. 1683 (1683) Wing S770; ESTC R34219 24,508 36

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