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A03308 Three sermons 1. The good fight. Preached at the funerall of Henry Sommaster of Pens-ford in the country of Deuon, Esquire. Ian. 1606. 2. The worth of the water of life. 3. Dauids longing, and Dauids loue. By Sam. Hieron. Hieron, Samuel, 1576?-1617. 1607 (1607) STC 13426; ESTC S116031 56,277 76

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