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A09463 The combat betvveene Christ and the Diuell displayed: or A commentarie vpon the temptations of Christ: preached in Cambridge by that reuerend and iudicious diuine M. William Perkins; Satans sophistrie answered by our Saviour Christ Perkins, William, 1558-1602.; Pierson, Thomas, ca. 1570-1633. 1606 (1606) STC 19748; ESTC S115736 100,567 72

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