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A28222 The modern Pharisees, or, A sermon on the xxiij. of S. Matt., v. 15 shewing the principles of the present Jesuites and Puritans to be of the same evil influence with the ancient Pharisees and equally vexatious and destructive to government / by Nath. Bisbie ... Bisbie, Nathaniel, 1635-1695. 1683 (1683) Wing B2982; ESTC R11042 18,626 38

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