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A93844 A plain discovery of the unrighteous judge and false accuser wherein is soberly ... brought to light ... the spirit of that pamphlet, intituled, The leper cleansed ... by Richard Ballamy ... as also, a clear vindication of ... Anabaptists ... / by Robert Steed and Abraham Cheare ... Steed, Robert, of Dartmouth. 1658 (1658) Wing S5376B; ESTC R223912 66,136 82

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