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A68592 A briefe declaration of the chiefe points of Christian religion set forth in a table. Made by Theodore Beze.; Summa totius Christianismi. English Bèze, Théodore de, 1519-1605.; Whittingham, William, d. 1579. 1613 (1613) STC 2002; ESTC S115308 23,499 92

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