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acquaintance_n of_o he_o he_o ask_v he_o whether_o he_o know_v he_o or_o no_o he_o answer_v he_o know_v he_o to_o be_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o satan_n and_o that_o 217._o that_o hilary_n against_o auxent_n p._n 217._o hilary_n speak_v against_o auxentius_n a_o arian_n heretic_n say_v he_o will_v never_o speak_v otherwise_o of_o he_o then_o as_o of_o a_o devil_n incarnate_a and_o that_o hierome_n 4._o hierome_n hieron_n in_o psal_n 5._o tom._n 8._o p._n 4._o call_v heretic_n man_n of_o blood_n who_o daily_o shed_v the_o blood_n of_o soul_n and_o 263._o and_o hieron_n prolog_n in_o dial._n advers._fw-la lucif_n tom._n 2._o p._n 263._o aver_v that_o as_o he_o have_v never_o spare_v heretic_n so_o he_o never_o will_v and_o that_o he_o studious_o desire_v to_o make_v those_o his_o enemy_n who_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o church_n there_o be_v many_o other_o cause_v then_o beside_o a_o popish_a or_o prelatical_a jealousy_n arise_v out_o of_o guilt_n or_o mistrust_n of_o the_o weakness_n or_o 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