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A29386 Division divided, or, Ruines fore-runner discovered and decyphered in a sermon before the right honourable and right worshipfull the Lord Major and Aldermen of the city of London, preached on the Lords-day, September 20, 1646, in Pauls Church, London / by one that wisheth well unto and daily prayeth for unity and uniformity in these three kingdomes. Bridges, Walter. 1646 (1646) Wing B4484; ESTC R23810 54,734 72

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