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A26309 Dying infants sav'd by grace proved and the blessd man with his blessedness described in a sermon preached near Namptwich in Cheshire at the burial of a deceased infant, July 25, 1695 / by S.A. Acton, Samuel, d. 1740? 1699 (1699) Wing A452; ESTC R28175 24,873 32

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