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A67569 A philosophicall essay towards an eviction of the being and attributes of God. Immortality of the souls of men. Truth and authority of Scripture. together with an index of the heads of every particular part. Ward, Seth, 1617-1689. 1652 (1652) Wing W823; ESTC R203999 52,284 168

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