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A01181 Articles agreed on in the nationall synode of the Reformed Churches of France, held at Charenton neere Paris, in the moneth of September, 1623 Which the same ordaineth to be inuiolably kept in all the churches and vniversities of that realme.; Articles arrestez au Synode national. English Eglises réformées de France. Synode national (1623 : Charenton-le-Pont) 1623 (1623) STC 11295; ESTC S117189 22,438 38

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