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A20688
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Innovations unjustly charged upon the present church and state. Or An ansvver to the most materiall passages of a libellous pamphlet made by Mr. Henry Burton, and intituled An apologie of an appeale, &c. By Christopher Dow, B.D.
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Dow, Christopher, B.D.
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1637
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STC 7090; ESTC S110117
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