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A42271 A vindication of the conforming clergy from the unjust aspersions of heresie, &c. in answer to some part of Mr. Jenkyn's funeral sermon upon Dr. Seaman : with short reflexions on some passages in a sermon preached by Mr. J.S. upon 2 Cor. 5:20 : in a letter to a friend. Grove, Robert, 1634-1696. 1676 (1676) Wing G2161; ESTC R21762 47,478 87

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