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A49605 Ethice christiana, or, The school of wisdom wherein the grounds of moral philosophy are demonstrated to comply with the principles of Christian religion, by a mixt exercise of grace and vertu / written originally in French ... by M. De la Serre ; and done into English by J.A. La Serre, M. de (Jean-Puget), ca. 1600-1665.; Alardis, James. 1664 (1664) Wing L457; ESTC R24425 37,313 130

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