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A26073 A seasonable discourse against toleration with a preface wherein the nature of persecution in general and the unjust complaints of the dissenting parties concerning it in particular are distinctly considered. Assheton, William, 1641-1711. 1685 (1685) Wing A4041; ESTC R23636 62,270 115

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