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A51305 Letters on several subjects with several other letters : to which is added by the publisher two letters, one to the Reverend Dr. Sherlock, Dean of St. Paul's, and the other to the Reverend Mr. Bentley : with other discourses / by Henry More ; publish'd by E. Elys. More, Henry, 1614-1687.; Elys, Edmund, ca. 1634-ca. 1707. 1694 (1694) Wing M2664; ESTC R27513 57,265 148

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