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A27153 The journal or diary of a thankful Christian presented in some meditations upon Numb. 33:2 / by J.B., Master of Arts, and Minister of the Gospel at Barnstone in Essex. Beadle, John, d. 1667.; Fuller, John, b. 1640 or 41. 1656 (1656) Wing B1557; ESTC R20752 111,367 248

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