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heresy_n of_o cerinthus_n the_o reverend_a judgement_n of_o dionysius_n toutchinge_v the_o revelation_n of_o saint_n john_n apocalip_n 22._o apocalip_n 1._o 1._o john_n 1._o math._n 16._o apocalip_n 1._o apocalip_n 22_o act._n 13._o the_o difference_n gather_v first_o by_o the_o sense_n 2._o by_o the_o word_n often_o repeat_v in_o both_o 3._o no_o mention_n in_o either_o of_o each_o other_o 4._o by_o the_o â—rase_n john_n be_v both_o learned_a and_o eloquent_a cap._n 26._o after_o the_o greek_a cap._n 27._o after_o the_o greek_a dionysius_n b._n of_o rome_n paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la b._n of_o antioch_n and_o a_o heretic_n cap._n 28._o after_o the_o greek_a firmilianus_n greg._n nazianz_n athenodorus_n elenus_n nicomas_n hymenaeus_n theotecnus_n maximus_n dionysius_n b_o â–ª_o of_o alex._n die_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 267._o cap._n 29._o in_o the_o greek_a claudius_n be_v create_v emperor_n anno_fw-la dom._n 271._o autelianus_fw-la be_v crown_v emperor_n anno_fw-la dom._n 273._o 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strain_a he_o to_o proclaim_v â—_o in_o steed_n of_o constantinê°_n â—ome_v doread_n constantius_n which_o i_o find_v â—ot_n in_o the_o greek_a 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o 6._o 7._o maximinus_n his_o practice_n practice_n cap._n 14._o diocletian_n the_o emperor_n pine_v &_o waste_v away_o with_o disease_n unto_o his_o end_n maximinian_n â—he_v emperor_n hang_v himself_o maximinus_n torment_v â—o_o death_n read_v â—ap_n 17._o constantius_n â—yed_v godly_a constantinus_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 306._o procopius_n behead_v alphaeus_n behead_v zachaeus_n behead_v romanus_n first_o have_v his_o tongue_n pull_v out_o next_o torment_v &_o clap_v â–ª_o in_o prison_n last_o of_o all_o in_o prison_n stifle_v to_o death_n timotheus_n burn_v agapius_n and_o thecla_n through_o wen_n to_o wild_a beast_n but_o not_o dispatch_v six_o young_a man_n first_o imprison_v then_o behead_v timolaus_n behead_v dionysius_n behead_v romulus_n behead_v pausis_fw-la behead_v 2._o alexander_n both_o behead_v agapius_n 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