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THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD;
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SERMONS FOR FAMILY READING.
By the Rev. W. SHORT, A.M.,

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Prebendary of Salisbury; and

Chaplain to his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch.
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SAFETY

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SPIRITUAL REGENERATION:

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A Charge delivered to the Clergy of the Diocese of Ohio, at the 34th Annual Convention of the same, Oct. 11, 1851.

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THE

CHRISTIAN'S FAITH, HOPE, AND JOY: Being the substance of Twelve Sermons

Preached at St. John's Chapel, Bedford Row, during 1848. By the Hon. and Rev. BAPTIST W. NOEL, M.A. From Notes by One of the Congregation.

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On “His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace,"

Isaiah, ix. 6.

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