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A town in its truest glory : A brief essay upon, a town happy, and glorious: recommending, those things, by which a town may come to flourish with all prosperity. A discourse, wherein the state of all our towns, is considered; but the peculiar temptations & occasions of some towns among us, are more particularly accommodated. [Four lines from Leviticus].

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Main Author:	Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728
Corporate Author:	Gale (Firm)
Other Authors:	Green, Bartholomew, 1667-1732 (Printer)
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Language:	English
Subjects:	Conduct of life. Christian life. Electronic books. Sermons > 1712.
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