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A95657 Pseudeleutheria. Or Lawlesse liberty. Set forth in a sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Major of London, &c. in Pauls, Aug. 16. 1646. / By Edvvard Terry, Minister of the Word, and pastor of the church at Great-Greenford in the country of Middlesex. Sept. 11. 1646. Imprimatur. John Downame. Terry, Edward, 1590-1660. 1646 (1646) Wing T781; Thomason E356_11; ESTC R201136 37,931 42

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