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Sermons and a Prayer, Delivered at the Meetings of the Society of Friends in England, by William Savery "THE UNITY OF THE SPIRIT IN THE BOND OF PEACE." A Sermon Delivered by WILLIAM SAVERY, 7th month 19th , 1796, at Houndsditch Meeting,
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Sermons and a Prayer, Delivered at the Meetings of the Society of Friends in England, by William Savery THE EVERLASTING GOSPEL." A Sermon Delivered by WILLIAM SAVERY, 7th month 31st , 1796, at Borough New Market,
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A genealogical and biographical record of the Savery families ... a detailed sketch of the life and labors of
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A journal of the life, travels, and religious labors of
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