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A85825 Antinomianism discovered and confuted: and free-grace as it is held forth in Gods word: as well by the prophets in the Old Testament, as by the apostles and Christ himself in the New, shewed to be other then is by the Antinomian-party in these times maintained. / By Thomas Gataker, B.D. and pastor of Rotherhith. Gataker, Thomas, 1574-1654. 1652 (1652) Wing G312; Thomason E671_11; ESTC R207069 45,949 47

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