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A47040 The future state, or, A discourse attempting some display of the souls happiness, in regard to that eternally progressive knowledge, or eternal increase of knowledge, and the consequences of it, which is amongst the blessed in heaven by a country gentleman, a worshipper of God in the way of the Church of England. Whitaker, Edward.; Jones, George, d. 1704. 1683 (1683) Wing J941B; ESTC R13197 63,632 160

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