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A23822 Animadversions on Mr. Hill's book entituled, A vindication of the primitive fathers, against the imputations of Gilbert, Lord Bishop of Sarum in a letter to a person of quality. Allix, Pierre, 1641-1717. 1695 (1695) Wing A1218; ESTC R22827 36,802 72

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