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A81900 Maran-atha: = the second advent, or, Christ's coming to judgment. A sermon / preached before the honorable judges of assize, at Warwick: July 25. 1651. By William Durham, B.D. late preacher at the Rolls, now pastor of the church at Tredington in Worcester shire. Durham, William, 1611-1684. 1652 (1652) Wing D2832; Thomason E665_23; ESTC R206867 42,547 57

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