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A44796 The invisible things of God brought to light by the revelation of the eternal spirit who was an ey-witness of the wonders of the Lord in the beginning : wherein is declared the felicity of all things in the beginning and the sad estate of all things after the transgression ... / by Francis Howgill. Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669. 1659 (1659) Wing H3169; ESTC R28120 87,745 248

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