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A65709 Aonoz tez kisteĊz, or, An endeavour to evince the certainty of Christian faith in generall and of the resurrection of Christ in particular / by Daniel Whitbie, chaplain to the Right Reverend Father in God, Seth, Lord Bishop of Sarum ... Whitby, Daniel, 1638-1726. 1671 (1671) Wing W1731; ESTC R37213 166,618 458

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