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A13178 The unmasking of a masse-monger Who in the counterfeit habit of S. Augustine hath cunningly crept into the closets of many English ladies. Or, the vindication of Saint Augustines confessions, from the false and malicious calumniations of a late noted apostate. By M.S. D. of Exeter. Sutcliffe, Matthew, 1550?-1629. 1626 (1626) STC 23473; ESTC S100147 60,978 98

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