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A54839 The divine purity defended, or, A vindication of some notes concerning God's decrees, especially of reprobation, from the censure of D. Reynolds in his epistolary praeface to Mr. Barlee's correptory correction by Thomas Pierce ... Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691. 1659 (1659) Wing P2180A; ESTC R181791 123,156 150

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