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A34216 A conference between a Bensalian bishop and an English doctor, concerning church-government shewing the difference betwixt that of Bensalia and the Church of England : together with a letter from the Bishop of Bensalia to the Archbishop of Canterbury in order to the healing of our church-differences ... Do-Well, Theophilus. 1681 (1681) Wing C5725; ESTC R20811 20,094 22

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