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A04641 The gales of grace; or, the spirituall vvinde wherein the mysterie of sanctification is opened and handled. By Thomas Barnes ... Barnes, Thomas, Minister of St. Margaret's, New Fish Street, London. 1622 (1622) STC 1476; ESTC S101226 81,318 222

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