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A29781 The moralist, or, A satyr upon the sects shewing some disputing passages by way of dialogue, between a well-principled lay-man, and a professor of theology : with reflections upon some modern writings and actions, particularly the late absconding of a certain B--- / by the author of the Weesils. Brown, Thomas, 1663-1704. 1691 (1691) Wing B5063; ESTC R6855 10,347 26

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