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A53658 Church-pageantry display'd, or, Organ-worship, arraign'd and condemn'd, as inconsistent with the revelation and worship of the Gospel, the sentiments of the ancient fathers, the Church of England, and several eminent divines, both Protestants and Papists. By Eugenius Junior - in answer to a letter about organs. Owen, James, 1654-1706. 1700 (1700) Wing O706A; ESTC R25513 24,345 29

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