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A61112 The righteous ruler a sermon preached at St Maries in Cambridge, June 28, 1660 / by John Spencer, B.D., fellow of Corpus Christi Colledge in Cambridge. Spencer, John, 1630-1693. 1660 (1660) Wing S4952; ESTC R37586 37,324 64

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