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A78448 A word to Londons provinciall assembly. Or, a view of some passages in the ministers late vindication of their government. To which is added a vindication of the Covenant against all intruders and opposers. / By Nehemia Cent:. Cent, Nehemiah. 1649 (1649) Wing C1670; Thomason E586_1; ESTC R206271 50,385 55

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