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A61275 The perfection of Scripture stated, and its sufficiency argued in a sermon preached at the publick commencement at Cambridge, Sunday July iv, 1697 / by George Stanhope ... Stanhope, George, 1660-1728. 1697 (1697) Wing S5226; ESTC R16475 18,590 36

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