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A36831 An appeal of all the non-conformists in England to God and all the Protestants of Europe in order to manifest their sincerity in point of obedience to God and the King to which is added a sober and unpassionate reply to the author of The lively picture of Lewis du Moulin / by Dr. Lewis Du Moulin ... Du Moulin, Lewis, 1606-1680. 1681 (1681) Wing D2530; ESTC R35666 14,500 36

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