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A29189 A review and conclusion of The antidote agianst [sic] Mr. Baxter's palliated cure of church-divisions wherein Mr. Baxter's late repentance is examined, all his immodest calumnies confuted, and the grounds of separation further cleared / by Edward Bagshaw. Bagshaw, Edward, 1629-1671. 1671 (1671) Wing B421; ESTC R37056 15,565 24

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