Miscellanea philo-theologica, or, God & man. A treatise compendiously describing he nature of God in his attributes, with a lively pourtraiture of his wisedome in ordering, and disposing of the celestiall, and terrestriall bodies / By Henry Church.
- Church, Hen. (Henry), active 1636-1638
- Date:
- 1637
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Miscellanea philo-theologica, or, God & man. A treatise compendiously describing he nature of God in his attributes, with a lively pourtraiture of his wisedome in ordering, and disposing of the celestiall, and terrestriall bodies / By Henry Church. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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