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A20668 The collegiat suffrage of the divines of Great Britaine, concerning the five articles controverted in the Low Countries VVhich suffrage was by them delivered in the synod of Dort, March 6. anno 1619. Being their vote or voice foregoing the joint and publique judgment of that Synod.; Suffragium collegiale theologorum Magnae Britanniae de quinque controversis remonstrantium articulis. English. Carleton, George, 1559-1628.; Synod of Dort (1618-1619) 1629 (1629) STC 7070; ESTC S110099 65,063 183

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