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A36257 A treatise concerning the lawfulness of instrumental musick in holy offices by Henry Dodwell ... ; to which is prefixed, a preface in vindication of Mr. Newte's sermon concerning the lawfulness and use of organs in the Christian church, &c. ... Dodwell, Henry, 1641-1711. 1700 (1700) Wing D1821; ESTC R14256 104,935 234

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