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A61091 The history and fate of sacrilege discover'd by examples of scripture, of heathens, and of Christians; from the beginning of the world continually to this day / by Sir Henry Spelman ... Spelman, Henry, Sir, 1564?-1641. 1698 (1698) Wing S4927; ESTC R16984 116,597 303

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