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content_a to_o have_v expose_v multitude_n of_o
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supercilia_fw-la sva_fw-la radant_fw-la si_fw-la quando_fw-la isidis_n suscipiunt_fw-la sacra_fw-la si_fw-la forte_fw-fr christianus_n vir_fw-la attentior_fw-la sacrosanctae_fw-la religioni_fw-la vestes_fw-la mutaverit_fw-la indignum_fw-la facinus_fw-la appellant_n ambr._n l._n 6._o ep._n 36._o ad_fw-la sabin_n in_o truth_n the_o sordid_a and_o mean_a black_a coat_n of_o the_o christian_a monk_n be_v by_o libanius_n eunapius_n and_o other_o lay_v to_o their_o charge_n till_o it_o become_v proverbial_a there_o go_v a_o greek_a impostor_n because_o the_o pallium_fw-la be_v a_o greek_a habit_n as_o the_o toga_fw-la be_v a_o roman_a iii_o in_o this_o i_o can_v but_o subscribe_v to_o that_o learned_a man_n who_o name_n i_o reverence_n but_o must_v take_v leave_n to_o profess_v my_o dissent_n from_o he_o in_o another_o piece_n of_o chronology_n when_o he_o fix_v the_o epocha_n of_o tertullian_n turn_v montanist_n at_o the_o three_o or_o four_o year_n of_o the_o emperor_n caracalla_n and_o 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bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o succeed_a word_n i_o have_v know_v their_o prelate_n lion_n in_o peace_n but_o more_o timorous_a than_o stag_n in_o time_n of_o difficulty_n and_o in_o the_o 11._o the_o cap._n 11._o same_o book_n he_o make_v it_o unlawful_a for_o a_o christian_n to_o be_v a_o soldier_n contrary_a to_o his_o former_a judgement_n in_o his_o apologetic_n where_o he_o tell_v the_o emperor_n that_o his_o army_n be_v full_a of_o the_o disciple_n of_o jesus_n and_o recite_v the_o famous_a undertake_n of_o the_o legio_n fulminatrix_fw-la without_o blame_v they_o but_o the_o former_a passage_n of_o the_o paraclete_n be_v so_o clear_a that_o all_o that_o pamelius_n can_v do_v in_o his_o annotation_n will_v not_o wash_v the_o aethiop_n iv_o i_o therefore_o think_v that_o the_o book_n be_v write_v neither_o at_o the_o seven_o nor_o the_o 16_o year_n of_o severus_n as_o learned_a man_n diverse_o opine_n not_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n for_o tertullian_n apologetic_n can_v not_o be_v write_v till_o that_o time_n there_o be_v no_o appearance_n of_o a_o persecution_n before_o that_o year_n of_o severus_n nor_o i_o think_v at_o least_o till_o three_o or_o four_o year_n after_o for_o 35._o for_o apologet._n cap._n 35._o in_o it_o he_o not_o only_a mention_n the_o overthrow_n of_o cassius_n niger_n and_o albinus_n but_o of_o plautianus_n as_o i_o suppose_v he_o mean_v he_o in_o that_o description_n post_fw-la vindemiam_fw-la parricidarum_fw-la racematio_fw-la superstes_fw-la call_v he_o the_o glean_n after_o the_o full_a vintage_n of_o the_o traitor_n who_o he_o character_n as_o a_o man_n enter_v into_o the_o palace_n arm_v to_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o emperor_n that_o he_o affect_v the_o assume_v the_o regalia_z in_o his_o habit_n and_o house_n be_v most_o princely_a and_o be_v not_o negligent_a in_o the_o consultation_n of_o magician_n concern_v the_o fate_n of_o the_o empire_n which_o be_v a_o exact_a description_n of_o that_o traitorous_a and_o proud_a african_a 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