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A97253 Panoplia, or, Armour of proof for a weak Christian, against the worlds envy, scoffs and reproaches together with the doves innocency and the serpents subtility, upon Gen. 3. 15. / by R.J. [sic] Younge, Richard. 1652 (1652) Wing Y167C; ESTC R43836 38,326 37

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