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A54038 The great question concerning the lawfulnes or unlawfulnes of swearing under the gospel stated and considered of for the satisfaction of such as desire to scan the thing in the weight of God's spirit and to see the true and clear determination of it in his un-erring light / by Isaac Penington the younger. Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679. 1661 (1661) Wing P1171; ESTC R24053 8,575 18

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