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A49797 Magna Charta ecclesiæ universalis the grand charter issued out and granted by Jesus Christ for the plantation of the Christian faith in all nations ... / by George Lawson ... Lawson, George, d. 1678. 1686 (1686) Wing L708; ESTC R37962 90,290 226

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