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A30814 A glimpse of God, or, A treatise proving that there is a God discovering the grounds of atheism, with arguments of divers sorts against atheists : shewing also, the unity of the Godhead, and the trinity of the persons ... / by ... Mr. Thomas Byrdall ... Byrdall, Thomas, 1607 or 8-1662? 1665 (1665) Wing B6404; ESTC R14883 155,901 472

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