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Richard Hooker (1554-1600) English theologian
(Attributed)

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Richard Hooker (1554-1600) English theologian
(Attributed)

Unverified in Hooker's writings. Only appeared recently.

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Richard Hooker (1554-1600) English theologian
Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, Book 1, ch. 1 (1594)
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