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Plain English: being a peculiar discourse on Proverbs XVIII. 22. Whoso findeth a wife, findeth a good thing. : Made out under the following heads: I. To enquire what that good thing is, which the wise man here says shall be found with a wife. II. How to find this good thing. III. How to know this good thing when found. IV. How to use this good thing when found and known. From an original manuscript, never preach'd, nor printed before; -

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1752.
Call number: 653403
Creator: Jesuite who conform'd to the Church of England(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from ZH Books, March 2021. Inscription on half-title: Job Lousley's book Blewberry Berks 1823.
Dimensions: 20 cm (8vo)
Associated people: Trott, Thomas,; Lousley, Job,
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