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A41489 The blasphemous Socinian heresie disproved and confuted wherein the doctrinal and controversial parts of those points are handled, and the adversaries scripture and school-arguments answered : with animadversions upon a late book called, Christianity not mysterious, humbly dedicated to both houses of parliament / by J. Gailhard ... Gailhard, J. (Jean) 1697 (1697) Wing G117; ESTC R12826 295,019 394

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