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A07972 An ample declaration of the Christian doctrine. Composed in Italian by the renowned Cardinal: Card. Bellarmine. Translated into English by Richard Hadock D. of Diuinitie Bellarmino, Roberto Francesco Romolo, Saint, 1542-1621.; Hadock, Richard. 1604 (1604) STC 1834; ESTC S112872 82,203 278

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