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A61685 The wayes and methods of Romes advancement, or, Whereby the Pope and his agents have endeavoured to propagate their doctrines discovered in two sermons preached on 5 Novem. 1671 / by Joshua Stopford ... Stopford, Joshua, 1636-1675. 1672 (1672) Wing S5745; ESTC R791 58,066 152

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