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A76116 The civil magistrates coercive power in religious matters asserted, in a sermon [on Matt. vii. 12] preached at the assizes at Hertford, March the 7th, 1683/4 by Ralph Battel ... Battell, Ralph, 1649-1713. 1684 (1684) Wing B1148A; ESTC R209185 11,968 32

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