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A41704 Conformity according to canon justified, and the new way of moderation reproved a sermon preached at Exon, in the cathedral of St. Peter, at the visitation of the Right Reverend Father in God, Anthony by divine permission Lord Bishop of Exon / by William Govld. Gould, William, d. 1686. 1674 (1674) Wing G1438; ESTC R10196 17,842 58

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