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A91430 The copy of a letter written by Mr. Thomas Parker, pastor of the church of Newbury in New-England, to his sister, Mrs Elizabeth Avery, sometimes of Newbury in the county of Berks, touching sundry opinions by her professed and maintained. Novemb. 22. 1649. imprimatur John Downame. Parker, Thomas, 1595-1677. 1649 (1649) Wing P475; Thomason E584_3; ESTC R206220 9,411 20

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