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A sermon preached by the Reverend, Mr. John Cotton : teacher of the First Church in Boston in New-England. Deliver'd at Salem, 1636. To which is prefixed, a retraction of his former opinion concerning baptism, utter'd by him immediately preceeding the sermon emitted. He dyed on the 23. day of December, 1652. Entring [as printed] on the 68 year of his age. [Seven lines from I Corithians].

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Main Author:	Cotton, John, 1584-1652
Corporate Author:	Gale (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : [publisher not identified], Printed in the year, 1713.
Subjects:	Covenants (Church polity) Baptism. Electronic books. Sermons > 1636.
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