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A58545 The visible glory of the reign of Christ on earth, no ways repugnant to the spirituality of his kingdom. Occasion'd by an epistolary discourse intituled The reign of Christ among his saints, denying any such outward and visible kingdom. J. S. 1677 (1677) Wing S103; ESTC R34575 59,327 88

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