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A15621 An A.B.C. for layemen, othervvise called, the lay-mans letters An alphabet for lay-men, deliuering vnto them such lessons as the holy Ghost teaches them in the worde, by thinges sensible, very necessary to be diligently considered. Wither, George, 1540-1605. 1585 (1585) STC 25888; ESTC S101869 82,014 180

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