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

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

Daniel Defoe

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