Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n
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A56148
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A catalogue of such testimonies in all ages as plainly evidence bishops and presbyters to be both one, equall and the same ... with a briefe answer to the objections out of antiquity, that seeme to the contrary.
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Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
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1641
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Wing P3922; ESTC S122412
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