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A30530 A just and lawful tryal of the teachers and professed ministers of his age and generation by a perfect proceeding against them, and hereby they are righteously examined ... : whereunto is added, A short description of the true ministry of Christ ... justified by the people of God called Quakers, in England / by ... Edward Burrough. Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662. 1660 (1660) Wing B6010; ESTC R14657 26,375 26

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