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A46951 Julian the apostate being a short account of his life, the sense of the primitive Christians about his succession and their behaviour towards him : together with a comparison of popery and paganism. Johnson, Samuel, 1649-1703. 1682 (1682) Wing J829; ESTC R30475 76,426 144

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