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A16892 The fourth part of the true watch containing prayers and teares for the churches. Or A helpe to hold up the hearts and hands of the poorest servants of God, untill our Lord Iesus Christ shall have rescued his glorie, kingdome, and people in all the world, and fully prepared the way to his most glorious appearing.; True watch. Part 4 Brinsley, John, fl. 1581-1624. 1624 (1624) STC 3788; ESTC S119302 193,245 564

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