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Flying to Heaven and mocking death in High Church verses
A satirical dialogue mocks High Church ideas of dying to reach heaven, blaming scholars and clergy for urging flight from mortality. The piece ridicules rationalists and laments burial customs and woollen shrouds, warning of social and financial upheaval. A related notice promotes a London pamphlet and various household guides sold by How at Grace Church Street.
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