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A75805 The Catholiques plea, or An explanation of the Roman Catholick belief. Concerning their [brace] church, manner of worship, justification, civill governement. : Together with a catalogue of all the pœnall statutes against popish recusants. : All which is humbly submitted to serious consideration. / By a Catholick gentleman. Birchley, William, 1613-1669. 1659 (1659) Wing A4242B; ESTC R42676 68,166 129

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