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- ↑ James E. McGoldrick; Richard Clark Reed (2012). "Presbyterian and Reformed Churches:A Global History". Reformation Heritage Bookd. Grand Rapids. ISBN 978-1-60178-349-3 . Retrieved December 17, 2021.
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