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A09274 Vindiciae fidei, or A treatise of iustification by faith wherein that point is fully cleared, and vindicated from the cauils of it's aduersaries. Deliuered in certaine lectures at Magdalen Hall in Oxford, by William Pemble, Master of Arts of the same house: and now published since his death for the publique benefit. Pemble, William, 1592?-1623.; Capel, Richard, 1586-1656. 1625 (1625) STC 19589; ESTC S114368 167,454 232

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