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A50489 The good of early obedience, or, The advantage of bearing the yoke of Christ betimes discovered in part, in two anniversary sermons, one whereof was preached on May-day, 1681, and the other on the same day in the year 1682, and afterwards inlarged, and now published for common benefit / by Matthew Mead. Mead, Matthew, 1630?-1699. 1683 (1683) Wing M1555; ESTC R19143 252,739 482

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