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A52816 A Protestant antidote against the poyson of popery clearly proving the religion of the Church of Rome to be 1. superstitious, 2. idolatrous, 3. damnable, 4. bloody, 5. novel, 6. inconsistent with the publick peace, 7. irreconciliable to true Christianity ... / by Christopher Nesse ... Ness, Christopher, 1621-1705. 1679 (1679) Wing N461; ESTC R14548 103,633 225

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