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A02607 An inquisition of the true church, and those that revolt from it being a sermon pronounced at the second session of the Parliament / by Christopher Lo. Archbishop of Armagh, and Primate of all Ireland. Hampton, Christopher, 1552-1625. 1622 (1622) STC 12737.5; ESTC S4341 16,169 42

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