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A43678 The spirit of enthusiasm exorcised in a sermon preached before the University of Oxford, on Act-Sunday, July 11, 1680 / by George Hickes. Hickes, George, 1642-1715. 1680 (1680) Wing H1871; ESTC R10947 39,266 51

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