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Alas the Church of England! What with Popery on one hand, and schismatics on the other, how has she been crucified between two thieves!

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Daniel Defoe
Age: 70 †
Born: 1660
Born: September 30
Died: 1731
Died: April 24
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England
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Crucified

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