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A70493 A vindication of the primitive Christians in point of obedience to their Prince against the calumnies of a book intituled, The life of Julian, written by Ecebolius the Sophist as also the doctrine of passive obedience cleared in defence of Dr. Hicks : together with an appendix : being a more full and distinct answer to Mr. Tho. Hunt's preface and postscript : unto all which is added The life of Julian, enlarg'd. Long, Thomas, 1621-1707.; Ecebolius, the Sophist. Life of Julian. 1683 (1683) Wing L2985; ESTC R3711 180,508 416

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