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A just account of truth and peace, given-in by brethren, lovers of and fellow-helpers to both, : wherefore they must open their matters to the view of the world, speaking them, in their respective places, as upon the house-tops, which else had been spoken in darknesse privately, and as in the eare.

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Main Author:	Woodward, Ezekias, 1590-1675
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London; : Printed according to order for Henry Cripps, in Popes-head-Alley., 1656.
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Christian life > Early works to 1800. Separatists > England > Early works to 1800.
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