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A39678 The reasonableness of personal reformation, and the necessity of conversion; the true methods of making all men happy in this world, and in the world to come Seasonably discoursed, and earnestly pressed upon this licentious age. By J.F. a sincere lover of his native countrey, and the souls of men. Flavel, John, 1630?-1691. 1691 (1691) Wing F1180B; Wing F1466_CANCELLED; ESTC R214634 80,393 172

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