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A57090 The reuniting of Christianity, or, The manner how to rejoin all Christians under one sole confession of faith written in French by a learned Protestant divine ; and now Englished by P.A., Gent. Learned Protestant divine.; P. A., Gent. 1673 (1673) Wing R1187; ESTC R38033 70,964 276

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