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A91916 Divisions cut in pieces by the svvord of the Lord: or, A discourse on a text of Scripture, of the unlawfulness of divisions in the Church of God, upon the highest pretences whatsoever. By John Rocket, minister of the Word at Hickling in Nottingham-shire. Rocket, John. 1650 (1650) Wing R1764; Thomason E593_18; ESTC R206903 50,803 87

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