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A47746 The history of sin and heresie attempted, from the first war that they rais'd in heaven through their various successes and progress upon earth to the final victory over them, and their eternal condemnation in hell : in some meditations upon the feast of St. Michael and all angels. Leslie, Charles, 1650-1722. 1698 (1698) Wing L1135; ESTC R11401 44,933 69

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