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A41345 A few lines in true love to such that frequent the meetings of the people called Quakers and love to hear the sound of truth but are not yet come to obey the testimony of it, that they may also hear and learn to read at home : with a second addition as a confirmation of what the Lord requires at your hands. Fisher, A. (Abigail) 1694 (1694) Wing F984C; ESTC R32818 6,898 11

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