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A59121 Remarques relating to the state of the church of the first centuries wherein are intersperst animadversions on J.H.'s View of antiquity. Seller, Abednego, 1646?-1705. 1680 (1680) Wing S2460; ESTC R27007 303,311 521

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p._n 166._o l._n 29._o r._n l._n 4._o p._n 175._o l._n 26._o del_o as_o he_o continue_v p._n 186._o l._n 2._o r._n to_o partake_v p._n 194._o l._n 12._o r._n gamala_fw-mi p._n 196._o l._n 11._o r._n martyr_n p._n 198._o l._n 8._o r._n more_o beautify_v p._n ●07_n l._n 19_o for_o in_o r._n out_o of_o p._n 214._o l._n 10._o r._n of_o saint_n p._n 237._o l._n 18._o for_o i_o r._n first_o p._n 241._o l._n 18._o r._n no_o power_n p._n 337._o l._n 10._o r._n eulalius_n p._n 348._o l._n 26._o r._n before_o that_o time_n p._n 356._o l._n 22._o r._n the_o heathen_a magician_n p._n 371._o l._n 24._o r._n quiriacus_n l._n 28._o r._n rescript_n p._n 390._o l._n 34._o r._n saturnilus_fw-la p._n 406._o l._n 34._o r._n callecas_n p._n 421._o l._n 5._o del_o whereas_o it_o p._n 465._o l._n 7._o r._n raynaudus_n in_o the_o margin_n p._n 27._o l._n mark_fw-mi 8._o r._n cod._a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 37._o
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