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A01657 A godly inuectiue in the defence of the Gospell against such as murmure and woorke what thei can that the Bible shoulde not haue free passage, veray necessary to be red of euery faythfull Christian. Gerrard, Philip. 1547 (1547) STC 11797; ESTC S103091 27,823 80

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