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A25203
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A confutation of some of the errors of Mr. Daniel Williams by the Reverend Mr. Vincent Alsop in a letter to the Reverend Mr. Daniel Burgesse.
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Alsop, Vincent, 1629 or 30-1703.
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Wing A2906; ESTC R16041
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