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A66684 Fire in the bush The spirit bvrning, not consuming but purging mankinde, or, The great battell of God Almighty between Michaell, the seed of life, and the great red dragon, the curse fought within the spirit of man : with severall other declarations and testimonies of the power of life / by Jerrard Winstanly. Winstanley, Gerrard, b. 1609. 1650 (1650) Wing W3043_pt1; Thomason C124h1[1]; ESTC R12363 42,316 91

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