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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48892	A second vindication of The reasonableness of Christianity, &c, by the author of The reasonableness of Christinaity, &c.	Locke, John, 1632-1704.	1697 (1697)	Wing L2756; ESTC R39074	184,081	507

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