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scripture_n add_v authority_n church_n 2,375 5 4.4293 4 false
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A79547 Christs birth not mis-timed: or, A cleare refutation of a resolution to a question about the time of Christ's nativity. By R.S. Pretending to evidence by scripture, that, Iesus Christ was not borne in December. R. S. 1649 (1649) Wing C3967; Thomason E538_12; ESTC R206036 5,199 9

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