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A81832 Vox populi, expressed in XXXV. motions to this present Parliament Being the generall voyce and the humble and earnest request of the people of God in England to that most honorable and religious assembly. For reforming the present corrupt state of the church. Published by Irenæus Philadelphus. Du Moulin, Lewis, 1606-1680. 1641 (1641) Wing D2554C; ESTC R231078 5,511 15

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