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A85424 The mystery of dreames, historically discoursed; or A treatise; wherein is clearly discovered, the secret yet certain good or evil, the inconsidered and yet assured truth or falsity, virtue or vanity, misery or mercy, of mens differing dreames. Their distinguishing characters: the divers cases, causes, concomitants, consequences, concerning mens inmost thoughts while asleep. With severall considerable questions, objections, and answers contained therein: and other profitable truths appertaining thereunto. Are from pertinent texts plainly and fully unfolded. / By Philip Goodwin preacher of the Gospel at Watford in Hartfordshire. Goodwin, Philip, d. 1699. 1658 (1658) Wing G1217; Thomason E1576_1; ESTC R200931 188,817 455

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in_o the_o forego_n treatise_n a_o a_o bell_n what_o the_o name_n note_v p._n 171_o act_n of_o man_n of_o two_o sort_n p._n 166_o adam_n what_o god_n appoint_v he_o for_o to_o do_v in_o paradise_n p._n 78_o adam_n consider_v in_o a_o double_a estate_n p._n 362_o adiaphora_n or_o middle_a matter_n how_o far_o to_o be_v grant_v p._n 263_o affliction_n how_o make_v easy_a p._n 196_o age_n of_o the_o world_n how_o many_o p._n 262_o angel_n their_o ministry_n what_o p._n 272_o angel_n their_o chief_a help_n when_o p._n 320_o anabaptist_n whence_o their_o first_o original_a p._n 32_o anabaptist_n how_o dangerous_a in_o their_o principle_n and_o practice_n p._n 33_o anabaptist_n the_o chief_a opposer_n of_o magestracy_n and_o ministry_n p._n 36_o anabaptist_n in_o germany_n their_o reign_n and_o their_o ruin_n p._n 38_o
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