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christian_n in_o maris_n in_o phrygia_n on_o the_o idol_n temple_n idol_n temple_n to_o be_v set_v wide_o open_a and_o to_o be_v cleanse_v and_o set_v himself_o to_o the_o worship_v of_o the_o idol_n which_o prick_v not_o a_o little_a in_o conscience_n say_v the_o history_n the_o zealous_a christian_n wherefore_o macedonius_n theodulus_n and_o tatianus_n break_v in_o the_o night_n season_n into_o the_o temple_n throw_v down_o their_o idol_n and_o stamp_v they_o into_o ponder_v at_o which_o when_o the_o governor_n be_v exceed_v wroth_a and_o threaten_v to_o execute_v divers_a of_o the_o citizen_n the_o man_n aforesaid_a present_v themselves_o who_o be_v the_o author_n thereof_o that_o the_o die_v they_o present_v themselves_o to_o death_n lest_o the_o guiltless_a shall_v die_v guiltless_a of_o that_o act_n may_v not_o suffer_v and_o choose_v to_o die_v themselves_o for_o the_o truth_n the_o governor_n command_v they_o to_o clear_v themselves_o by_o sacrifice_n threaten_v severe_o to_o 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christian_n punishment_n persian_n
the_o chief_a in_o matter_n of_o religion_n may_v be_v see_v one_o against_o another_o but_o that_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o work_n of_o condemn_v of_o book_n after_o man_n be_v dead_a may_v be_v understand_v and_o the_o man_n that_o undertake_v it_o and_o the_o ground_n on_o which_o they_o go_v yet_o be_v not_o the_o matter_n end_v between_o john_n and_o epiphanius_n for_o epiphanius_n not_o only_o make_v a_o deacon_n in_o john_n church_n without_o john_n licence_n and_o deny_v to_o lodge_v with_o he_o at_o his_o house_n say_v he_o will_v neither_o lie_v with_o he_o nor_o pray_v with_o he_o unless_o be_v will_v banish_v dioscorus_n and_o his_o brethren_n out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o subscribe_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n the_o decree_n which_o condemn_v the_o work_n of_o origen_n which_o john_n pause_v upon_o and_o will_v not_o rash_o undertake_v but_o both_o john_n pause_v hereon_o epiphanius_n do_v both_o at_o celebration_n of_o the_o communion_n epiphanius_n be_v by_o the_o 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eudoxia_n take_v it_o as_o include_v she_o complain_v to_o the_o emperor_n a_o council_n call_v at_o chalcedon_n thereupon_o john_n opposites_n hasten_v thither_o theophilus_n among_o the_o râ—st_n eudoxius_n the_o empress_n have_v countenance_v epiphanius_n against_o he_o he_o present_o step_v up_o and_o preach_v a_o sermon_n whole_o in_o dispraise_n of_o all_o woman_n which_o be_v take_v to_o include_v the_o empress_n and_o she_o complain_v to_o the_o emperor_n that_o she_o be_v contumelious_o deal_v withal_o a_o council_n be_v call_v of_o bishop_n at_o chalcedon_n witherto_o glad_o resort_v all_o those_o that_o owe_v john_n a_o displeasure_n or_o that_o be_v cast_v out_o by_o he_o or_o do_v not_o like_o he_o and_o theophilus_n haste_v thither_o also_o to_o take_v the_o opportunity_n which_o john_n himself_o have_v administer_v to_o have_v he_o out_o which_o be_v the_o end_n and_o drift_n of_o all_o his_o other_o contrivance_n and_o negotiation_n where_o he_o be_v enveigh_v bitter_o against_o as_o a_o wicked_a man_n and_o a_o arrogant_a and_o sullen_a bishop_n depose_v john_n charge_v to_o be_v a_o arrogant_a and_o sullen_a bishop_n he_o be_v cite_v to_o appear_v refuse_v four_o time_n because_o they_o be_v his_o enemy_n and_o appeal_v to_o the_o general_n council_n he_o be_v depose_v so_o they_o babble_v not_o say_v the_o historian_n against_o the_o book_n of_o origen_n but_o they_o fall_v to_o form_v false_a accusation_n against_o he_o and_o cite_v he_o to_o appear_v which_o he_o refuse_v four_o time_n to_o appear_v after_o their_o citation_n because_o they_o be_v his_o enemy_n and_o therefore_o no_o indifferent_a judge_n and_o appeal_n from_o they_o to_o the_o general_n council_n they_o notwithstanding_o proceed_v against_o he_o and_o depose_v he_o of_o his_o bishopric_n after_o they_o have_v condemn_v he_o because_o he_o refuse_v to_o appear_v and_o for_o no_o other_o cause_n but_o the_o people_n take_v â—ise_v the_o people_n â—ise_v this_o ill_a and_o make_v 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