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cause_n formal_a inherent_a justification_n 2,595 5 10.5390 5 true
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A43788 The grand apostacy of the church of Rome, from her primitive purity and integrity with a vindication of the Church of England, in her separation from her, and the hazard of salvation in communion with her : discoursed in a sermon preached at St. Mary le Bow, London on Sunday the 28th of December, 1679 / by John Hill. Hill, John, d. 1709. 1680 (1680) Wing H1996; ESTC R12819 28,385 79

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