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A61684 Pagano-papismvs, or, An exact parallel between Rome-pagan, and Rome-Christian, in their doctrines and ceremonies by Joshua Stopford ... Stopford, Joshua, 1636-1675. 1675 (1675) Wing S5744; ESTC R20561 127,566 354

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