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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69536	The judgment of non-conformists about the difference between grace and morality	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1676 (1676)	Wing B1292_VARIANT; ESTC R16284	66,799	124

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