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A68860 A worke entytled of ye olde god [and] the newe of the olde faythe [and] the newe, of the olde doctryne and ye newe, or orygynall begynnynge of idolatrye. Reade most gentel reader, for many [and] diuers causes this moost goodly boke ...; Vom alten und neuen Gott, Glauben und Lere. English Vadianus, Joachim, 1484-1551.; Turner, William, d. 1568. 1534 (1534) STC 25127; ESTC S119507 75,361 274

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