Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n
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A65328
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The way of peace, or, A discourse of the dangerous principles and practices of some pretended Protestants ... being certain brief ... writings of several learned Protestant authors : with divers additions perswasive to peace / by the author, a Protestant of the Church of England.
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Protestant of the Church of England.
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1680
(1680)
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Wing W1162; ESTC R9234
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