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A51280 The spiritval exercises of the most vertvovs and religious D. Gertrvde More of the holy order of S. Bennet and English congregation of Our Ladies of Comfort in Cambray she called them Amor ordinem nescit and Ideots deuotions, her only spiritual father and director the ven. Fa. Baker stiled them Confessiones amantis, A lovers confessions. More, Gertrude, 1606-1633.; Baker, Augustine, 1575-1641. 1658 (1658) Wing M2632; ESTC R26203 172,594 434

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