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A72251 The conditions of Christianity, or, The termes upon which Christ will be followed a necessary consideration for them that otherwise would bee apt to take up religion upon trust, and only keep company with Christ awhile for fashion sake / by Mr. Christopher Harvey, sometime minister of Gods word at Bunbury in Cheshire. Harvey, Christopher, d. ca. 1602. 1636 (1636) STC 12897.5; ESTC S5223 17,435 83

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