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A46363 Monsieur Jvriev's judgment upon the question of defending our religion by arms, with reflections upon the affairs of England, in his ninth pastoral letter of the third year faithfully translated out of French.; Lettres pastorales addressées aux fidèles de France qui gémissent sous la captivité de Babylon. Année 3. Lettre 9. English Jurieu, Pierre, 1637-1713. 1689 (1689) Wing J1204; ESTC R15972 19,775 36

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