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A30585 Gospel-worship, or, The right manner of sanctifying the name of God in general and particularly in these three great ordinances, viz. [brace] 1. hearing of the Word, 2. receiving the Lords Supper, 3. prayer / by Jeremiah Burroughs ; being the second of the seven volumns lately published by Thomas Goodwin ... [et al.] Burroughs, Jeremiah, 1599-1646. 1653 (1653) Wing B6085; ESTC R36311 229,301 271

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