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Sixteen reasons drawn from the law of God, the law of England, and right reason, to shew why diverse true Christians (called Quakers) refuse to swear at all: : for the satisfaction of all the upright in heart, that the innocent may not be condemned with the wicked

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [1661]
Call number: 374475
Creator: Crook, John (1617-1699)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 4to
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