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and_o all_o the_o city_n be_v trouble_v the_o priest_n and_o scribe_n be_v send_v for_o to_o inquire_v where_o christ_n shall_v be_v bear_v nay_o this_o be_v not_o all_o when_o these_o wiseman_n according_a to_o god_n direction_n deceive_v herod_n expectation_n by_o their_o return_n another_o way_n his_o anger_n end_v in_o cruelty_n and_o his_o passion_n can_v by_o no_o other_o medicine_n be_v expiate_v but_o by_o the_o slaughter_n of_o all_o the_o child_n from_o two_o year_n old_a and_o under_o about_o the_o coast_n of_o bethlehem_n the_o place_n they_o tell_v he_o that_o christ_n shall_v be_v bear_v i_o need_v not_o here_o tell_v you_o that_o this_o new_a star_n design_v our_o saviour_n since_o herod_n and_o all_o the_o jew_n understand_v it_o so_o since_o as_o it_o bring_v the_o wise_a man_n to_o jerusalem_n so_o it_o direct_v they_o to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o babe_n lie_v but_o i_o will_v show_v you_o some_o footstep_n of_o this_o star_n among_o heathen_n cardinal_n 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consider_v by_o we_o be_v his_o reply_n to_o celsus_n objection_n who_o demand_v what_o great_a and_o eminent_a work_n do_v our_o saviour_n ever_o do_v unto_o which_o this_o father_n give_v this_o answer_n if_o thou_o will_v not_o believe_v those_o wonderful_a thing_n which_o the_o evangelist_n testify_v jesus_n do_v 1658._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n 2._o pag._n 80._o edit_fw-la cant._n 1658._o and_o which_o happen_v at_o his_o suffering_n yet_o believe_v what_o thou_o see_v now_o for_o it_o be_v the_o magnificent_a work_n of_o jesus_n to_o heal_v even_o to_o this_o day_n in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n who_o god_n please_v in_o his_o three_o book_n show_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o heathen_n and_o that_o of_o christian_n the_o great_a disproportion_n between_o their_o god_n and_o our_o jesus_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o magician_n do_v not_o register_v his_o name_n among_o the_o god_n be_v compel_v to_o do_v so_o by_o the_o decree_n of_o some_o king_n or_o emperor_n but_o that_o the_o maker_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n by_o the_o wonderful_a efficacy_n of_o his_o doctrine_n do_v appoint_v he_o to_o be_v worship_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o believer_n and_o to_o be_v dread_v by_o devil_n and_o all_o other_o invisible_a power_n who_o say_v he_o even_o now_o appear_v dread_v the_o name_n of_o jesus_n as_o of_o some_o great_a 133._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n 3._o pag._n 133._o or_o receive_v this_o as_o a_o piece_n of_o worship_n even_o from_o the_o law_n of_o their_o ruler_n for_o if_o this_o efficacy_n be_v not_o give_v from_o god_n the_o devil_n at_o the_o name_n only_o of_o his_o name_n will_v not_o willing_o depart_v from_o those_o body_n they_o have_v so_o long_o possess_v in_o his_o seven_o book_n he_o answer_v celsus_n his_o objection_n against_o the_o prophet_n why_o they_o be_v as_o ambiguous_a as_o any_o of_o the_o most_o mysterious_a oracle_n shall_v only_o be_v believe_v divine_a when_o the_o oracle_n pythia_n dodonaea_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v disperse_v throughout_o all_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v esteem_v of_o no_o worth_n to_o this_o he_o thus_o answer_v though_o say_v he_o i_o may_v from_o the_o authority_n of_o aristotle_n and_o other_o peripatetic_n produce_v many_o thing_n abrogate_a from_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o pythian_a oracle_n yet_o he_o lay_v that_o aside_o and_o only_o desire_v celsus_n to_o consider_v how_o unfit_a it_o become_v a_o holy_a spirit_n to_o utter_v oracle_n through_o that_o place_n which_o be_v not_o become_v a_o wise_a man_n to_o see_v 333._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n 7._o pag._n 333._o and_o how_o unlike_a pythia_n herself_o in_o she_o deliver_v oracle_n be_v to_o one_o possess_v with_o a_o holy_a spirit_n who_o know_v not_o what_o she_o either_o do_v or_o say_v when_o she_o deliver_v they_o when_o say_v he_o the_o prophet_n be_v enlighten_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o their_o mind_n by_o its_o operation_n make_v more_o perspicuous_a and_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o appear_v in_o their_o life_n then_o he_o proceed_v to_o tell_v we_o how_o contrary_a the_o pythian_a oracle_n be_v to_o the_o prophet_n who_o by_o their_o ambiguity_n and_o obscurity_n instead_o of_o enlighten_v the_o mind_n of_o their_o hearer_n blind_v they_o more_o his_o word_n be_v these_o if_o pythia_n be_v carry_v beyond_o herself_o when_o she_o prophesi_v ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n what_o be_v that_o spirit_n to_o be_v esteem_v who_o pour_v upon_o the_o mind_n and_o reason_n nothing_o but_o darkness_n and_o how_o great_a be_v that_o kind_n of_o devil_n who_o not_o a_o few_o christian_n chase_v away_o from_o those_o that_o suffer_v by_o they_o without_o any_o circle_n or_o other_o act_n of_o magician_n or_o witch_n but_o only_o by_o prayer_n and_o simple_a adjuration_n and_o those_o thing_n the_o most_o ignorant_a man_n can_v bring_v to_o pass_v for_o oftentimes_o very_a idiot_n do_v they_o etc._n etc._n i_o may_v 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that_o just_a and_o true_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n through_o the_o devil_n instigation_n the_o heathen_n shall_v have_v that_o violent_a hatred_n to_o the_o name_n which_o be_v itself_o so_o dreadful_a to_o their_o idol_n as_o hereafter_o i_o shall_v prove_v and_o be_v the_o only_a crime_n if_o their_o great_a honour_n may_v be_v once_o so_o name_v they_o can_v ever_o be_v accuse_v of_o i_o have_v say_v this_o concern_v the_o name_n of_o chrestianus_fw-la because_o though_o suetonius_n differ_v in_o a_o letter_n yet_o it_o may_v appear_v to_o be_v a_o voluntary_a and_o envious_a mistake_n and_o so_o his_o authority_n may_v pass_v without_o control_n 3._o the_o three_o shall_v be_v that_o of_o pliny_n the_o young_a which_o do_v not_o so_o direct_o mention_v christ_n as_o the_o other_o author_n do_v but_o tell_v we_o of_o the_o christian_n affirm_v the_o god_n they_o serve_v to_o be_v christ_n it_o be_v in_o his_o letter_n to_o the_o emperor_n trajan_n which_o he_o purposely_o write_v to_o know_v what_o he_o shall_v do_v with_o that_o sort_n of_o man_n and_o therein_o he_o tell_v the_o emperor_n that_o he_o punish_v they_o for_o their_o obstinacy_n rather_o than_o any_o thing_n else_o he_o tell_v he_o also_o that_o there_o be_v some_o that_o deny_v themselves_o to_o be_v christian_n christiani_n pervicaciam_fw-la certe_fw-la &_o inflexibilem_fw-la obstinationem_fw-la debere_fw-la puniri_fw-la lib._n 10._o ep._n 91._o quorum_fw-la nibil_n cogi_fw-la posse_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la qui_fw-la sunt_fw-la revera_fw-la christiani_n and_o that_o do_v sacrifice_n to_o the_o image_n and_o curse_a christ_n to_o do_v which_o no_o true_a christian_n can_v be_v compel_v he_o add_v also_o that_o there_o be_v other_o which_o affirm_v they_o have_v be_v christian_n but_o now_o be_v not_o and_o say_v that_o all_o these_o worship_n the_o emperor_n image_n and_o the_o go_n these_o by_o the_o way_n i_o must_v tell_v you_o be_v the_o gnostics_n who_o principle_n be_v to_o deny_v christ_n rather_o to_o suffer_v for_o he_o now_o from_o these_o heretic_n pliny_n give_v the_o emperor_n a_o account_n of_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o christian_n they_o affirm_v say_v he_o this_o to_o be_v the_o sum_n either_o of_o their_o fault_n or_o error_n that_o they_o be_v wont_v upon_o a_o determine_a day_n innoxium_fw-la adfirmabant_fw-la autem_fw-la hanc_fw-la fuisse_fw-la summam_fw-la aut_fw-la culpae_fw-la suae_fw-la aut_fw-la erroris_fw-la quòd_fw-la essent_fw-la soliti_fw-la stato_fw-la die_fw-la ante_fw-la lucem_fw-la convenire_fw-la carmenque_fw-la christo_fw-la quasi_fw-la deo_fw-la dicere_fw-la secum_fw-la inuicem_fw-la seque_fw-la sacramento_n non_fw-la in_o scelus_fw-la aliquid_fw-la obstringere_fw-la sed_fw-la nè_fw-la furta_fw-la nè_fw-la latrocinia_fw-la nè_fw-la adulteria_fw-la committerent_fw-la nè_fw-la fidem_fw-la fallerent_fw-la nè_fw-la depositum_fw-la appellati_fw-la abnegarent_fw-la quibus_fw-la peractis_fw-la morem_fw-la sibi_fw-la discedendi_fw-la fuisse_fw-la 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empty_a and_o vain_a superstition_n which_o be_v to_o be_v wonder_v at_o to_o come_v from_o so_o sober_a a_o pen_n when_o the_o principle_n he_o before_o repeat_v to_o a_o natural_a man_n savour_v so_o much_o of_o sobriety_n and_o reason_n perhaps_o he_o dare_v say_v no_o otherwise_o but_o this_o
less_o to_o one_o place_n then_o another_o according_a to_o the_o averture_n and_o passage_n make_v for_o the_o exhalation_n they_o find_v issue_n through_o the_o strait_n break_v forth_o with_o forcible_a violence_n and_o so_o produce_v these_o oracle_n this_o be_v the_o content_n of_o this_o discourse_n and_o i_o judge_v it_o most_o convenient_a to_o give_v you_o the_o head_n of_o it_o all_o that_o as_o you_o may_v see_v on_o one_o hand_n we_o have_v he_o confess_v that_o all_o the_o oracle_n of_o greece_n except_v that_o of_o lebadia_n be_v cease_v so_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n we_o may_v see_v how_o empty_a the_o reason_n of_o this_o great_a philosopher_n be_v for_o their_o cease_n and_o make_v these_o god_n mortal_a who_o be_v those_o they_o worship_v how_o contemptible_a their_o whole_a religion_n be_v but_o because_o the_o story_n of_o this_o death_n of_o pan_n here_o relate_v carry_v in_o itself_o a_o particular_a relation_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o their_o great_a 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do_v he_o further_a report_n that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a groan_v mix_v with_o admiration_n which_o thing_n there_o be_v many_o present_a do_v sudden_o spread_v at_o rome_n and_o thamous_a be_v send_v for_o by_o tiberius_n caesar_n who_o believe_v this_o relation_n and_o make_v diligent_a enquiry_n after_o what_o this_o pan_n be_v and_o so_o he_o go_v on_o to_o produce_v more_o witness_n of_o this_o matter_n of_o fact_n which_o indeed_o be_v in_o itself_o strange_a and_o afford_v we_o to_o what_o i_o have_v former_o say_v the_o devil_n testimony_n that_o he_o be_v overcome_v and_o that_o all_o idolatry_n must_v be_v destroy_v but_o if_o to_o this_o we_o add_v that_o this_o happen_v as_o baronius_n tell_v i_o 181._o ad_fw-la annum_fw-la 34_o christi_fw-la p._n 181._o in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o tiberius_n caesar_n which_o be_v the_o very_a year_n our_o saviour_n suffer_v which_o we_o may_v find_v press_v by_o eusebius_n in_o his_o nine_o chapter_n of_o his_o five_o book_n de_fw-fr praeparatione_fw-la evangelica_n we_o have_v great_a reason_n to_o suppose_v this_o happen_v just_a at_o the_o time_n of_o our_o saviour_n crucifixion_n who_o as_o in_o his_o life_n he_o cast_v they_o out_o and_o make_v they_o tremble_v so_o at_o his_o death_n he_o overcome_v and_o vanquish_v they_o i_o may_v add_v to_o this_o of_o the_o fail_n of_o oracle_n the_o decay_n of_o their_o idol_n temple_n and_o statue_n which_o we_o shall_v find_v every_o where_o fall_v down_o or_o miraculous_o burn_v or_o what_o be_v more_o their_o very_a god_n confess_v themselves_o devil_n i_o before_o name_v unto_o you_o the_o answer_v the_o oracle_n give_v julian_n why_o he_o can_v not_o speak_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o bone_n of_o the_o martyr_n bahylas_n it_o be_v not_o out_o of_o his_o place_n if_o to_o st_n chrysostoms_n authority_n which_o there_o i_o use_v i_o show_v unto_o you_o the_o destruction_n of_o that_o temple_n confess_v by_o julian_n after_o say_v he_o we_o have_v remove_v the_o dead_a body_n from_o daphne_n 1630._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d juliani_n misopog_n pag._n 97._o edit_fw-la parisi_n 1630._o some_o of_o the_o most_o modest_a among_o you_o attribute_v that_o which_o happen_v to_o the_o temple_n of_o daphne_n to_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o god_n for_o the_o remove_n of_o the_o bone_n other_o whether_o secret_o or_o no_o fire_v the_o temple_n which_o be_v a_o horrid_a spectacle_n to_o other_o but_o afford_v your_o people_n much_o pleasure_n and_o as_o yet_o by_o your_o senate_n be_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o but_o it_o be_v evident_a to_o i_o before_o the_o fire_n that_o god_n have_v leave_v this_o temple_n for_o the_o statue_n when_o i_o first_o enter_v in_o show_v as_o much_o to_o i_o and_o to_o those_o that_o believe_v not_o this_o i_o call_v the_o great_a sun_n to_o witness_v it_o how_o frivolous_a julian_n accusation_n of_o the_o christian_n for_o burn_a this_o temple_n be_v be_v obvious_a to_o every_o eye_n who_o be_v too_o narrow_o look_v to_o then_o that_o have_v they_o do_v any_o such_o thing_n to_o have_v pass_v unpunished_a and_o withal_o how_o contemptible_a do_v julian_n make_v his_o god_n that_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o protect_v their_o temple_n not_o able_a to_o prevent_v disturbance_n from_o the_o dead_a martyr_n bone_n nor_o to_o preserve_v their_o house_n from_o the_o fury_n of_o fire_n to_o this_o of_o the_o destruction_n of_o their_o temple_n come_v next_o to_o be_v handle_v the_o confession_n of_o the_o devil_n but_o this_o i_o have_v handle_v large_o in_o another_o place_n only_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o add_v the_o story_n of_o apollonius_n tyanaeus_n which_o because_o i_o find_v he_o be_v by_o some_o heathen_n magnify_v so_o high_a as_o to_o be_v set_v in_o opposition_n to_o christ_n be_v not_o unworthy_a our_o consideration_n and_o we_o shall_v see_v his_o end_n just_a like_o the_o rest_n the_o poor_a devil_n that_o speak_v in_o his_o statue_n be_v force_v by_o a_o christian_n to_o confess_v himself_o a_o devil_n i_o shall_v tell_v you_o the_o chief_a of_o his_o miracle_n which_o philostratus_n in_o his_o life_n report_v he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v raise_v hercules_n ghost_n to_o have_v raise_v a_o wench_n almost_o dead_a to_o life_n and_o to_o have_v wear_v a_o ring_n make_v by_o the_o constellation_n the_o vanity_n of_o the_o last_o declare_v the_o falseness_n of_o it_o the_o second_o be_v far_o from_o a_o miracle_n since_o plilostratus_n dare_v not_o avow_v the_o maid_n quite_o dead_a and_o the_o first_o be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o many_o sorcerer_n have_v do_v and_o all_o pretend_v to_o be_v able_a to_o do_v 24._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ques_n 24._o justin_n martyr_n in_o his_o question_n and_o answer_n to_o the_o orthodox_n move_v this_o of_o apollonius_n and_o set_v you_o down_o some_o of_o his_o chief_a miracle_n and_o ask_v the_o question_n why_o god_n suffer_v he_o to_o do_v they_o the_o trick_n of_o apollonius_n do_v forbid_v the_o violence_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o force_n of_o the_o wind_n the_o incursion_n of_o mouse_n and_o wild_a beast_n unto_o which_o this_o learned_a father_n give_v this_o answer_n that_o in_o all_o the_o effect_n that_o he_o bring_v to_o pass_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o always_o want_v matter_n to_o work_v on_o he_o be_v it_o seem_v a_o very_a great_a naturalist_n and_o know_v many_o secret_n of_o nature_n which_o he_o learn_v from_o the_o magician_n and_o so_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o by_o conjuration_n he_o do_v some_o strange_a thing_n which_o may_v persuade_v some_o they_o be_v real_a miracle_n when_o upon_o the_o know_n of_o the_o reason_n of_o they_o will_v appear_v far_o otherwise_o but_o see_v how_o this_o father_n proceed_v the_o lord_n do_v not_o hinder_v these_o work_n of_o he_o ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
only_a lawgiver_n and_o increase_v the_o christian_a faith_n 3._o the_o three_o and_o last_o be_v the_o holy_a life_n and_o and_o wonderful_a suffering_n of_o christian_n which_o i_o only_o press_v as_o a_o argument_n that_o in_o the_o first_o time_n adorn_v the_o christian_a faith_n and_o of_o this_o brief_o for_o their_o life_n we_o need_v not_o question_v the_o holiness_n of_o they_o if_o we_o find_v they_o answerable_a to_o their_o doctrine_n which_o that_o they_o then_o observe_v lucian_n can_v inform_v we_o for_o when_o say_v he_o they_o once_o have_v go_v aside_o peregrini_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lucian_n de_fw-fr morte_fw-la peregrini_fw-la they_o deny_v the_o gentile_a god_n they_o worship_v that_o crucify_a deceiver_n of_o they_o and_o live_v according_a to_o his_o law_n and_o julian_n the_o apostate_n write_v to_o arsacius_n pontifex_n of_o galatia_n do_v propose_v the_o example_n of_o christian_n for_o he_o to_o imitate_v assure_v he_o the_o holiness_n of_o their_o life_n do_v increase_v their_o religion_n his_o word_n be_v these_o do_v not_o we_o see_v what_o it_o be_v that_o chief_o increase_v this_o atheism_n 44._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ju._n ep._n 44._o their_o humanity_n to_o stranger_n their_o care_n for_o bury_v the_o dead_a and_o their_o feign_a holiness_n of_o life_n which_o word_n feign_a be_v necessary_a for_o this_o apostate_n to_o put_v in_o however_o we_o have_v this_o confess_v that_o they_o be_v charitable_a to_o stranger_n pious_a to_o dead_a body_n and_o in_o their_o life_n to_o outward_a appearance_n unblamable_a but_o a_o little_a after_o he_o tell_v this_o arsacius_n speak_v of_o the_o inhumanity_n of_o the_o gentile_n that_o it_o be_v a_o shameful_a thing_n to_o be_v so_o when_o none_o of_o the_o jew_n beg_v ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n and_o the_o curse_a galilean_n do_v not_o only_o feed_v their_o own_o but_o we_o that_o be_v in_o want_n i_o may_v to_o this_o purpose_n add_v much_o more_o but_o this_o be_v sufficient_a for_o their_o suffering_n never_o be_v maxim_n so_o true_a as_o that_o sangusis_fw-la martyrum_fw-la semen_n ecclesiae_fw-la the_o blood_n of_o the_o martyr_n be_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o church_n to_o reckon_v up_o their_o several_a miraculous_a suffering_n be_v to_o repeat_v their_o ancient_a martyrology_n and_o to_o stretch_v the_o bound_n of_o this_o discourse_n to_o a_o endless_a length_n i_o shall_v therefore_o only_o insist_v upon_o one_o particular_a wherein_o the_o christian_n in_o their_o suffering_n have_v exceed_v all_o other_o sufferer_n that_o be_v in_o their_o offering_n themselves_o to_o suffer_v we_o shall_v find_v many_o example_n of_o man_n who_o be_v so_o obstinate_a to_o their_o opinion_n that_o they_o have_v choose_v death_n rather_o than_o a_o recantation_n of_o their_o error_n but_o yet_o i_o never_o hear_v of_o any_o that_o go_v so_o far_o as_o in_o defence_n of_o a_o error_n to_o offer_v himself_o to_o suffer_v and_o this_o the_o christian_n do_v if_o we_o will_v believe_v julian_n the_o apostate_n who_o in_o his_o fragment_n tell_v we_o of_o the_o christian_n that_o many_o of_o these_o atheist_n out_o of_o zeal_n do_v persuade_v principio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jul._n arag_v in_o principio_fw-la that_o death_n be_v to_o be_v desire_v because_o they_o think_v to_o fly_v to_o heaven_n when_o man_n violent_o tear_v their_o soul_n from_o they_o now_o this_o offering_n themselves_o to_o be_v martyr_n be_v not_o do_v by_o a_o few_o and_o those_o the_o most_o eminent_a christian_n but_o by_o people_n of_o all_o sort_n and_o condition_n see_v what_o tertullian_n say_v to_o scapula_n speak_v of_o the_o cruelty_n of_o arrius_n antonius_n in_o asia_n if_o it_o please_v that_o this_o be_v do_v here_o at_o carthage_n also_o 4._o hoc_fw-la si_fw-la placuerit_fw-la &_o hic_fw-la fieri_fw-la quid_fw-la facies_fw-la de_fw-la tantis_fw-la millibus_fw-la hominum_fw-la tot_fw-la viris_fw-la &_o faeminis_fw-la omnis_fw-la sexus_fw-la omnis_fw-la aetatis_fw-la omnis_fw-la dignitatis_fw-la offerentibus_fw-la se_fw-la tibi_fw-la ad_fw-la scapulam_fw-la cap._n 4._o what_o will_v thou_o do_v concern_v so_o many_o thousand_o of_o man_n and_o woman_n of_o each_o sex_n every_o age_n and_o every_o dignity_n that_o will_v offer_v themselves_o unto_o thou_o nay_o to_o omit_v more_o this_o voluntary_a martyrdom_n do_v so_o increase_v that_o the_o church_n be_v force_v by_o her_o canon_n to_o forbid_v it_o in_o charity_n to_o her_o child_n i_o shall_v not_o produce_v you_o many_o because_o this_o discourse_n already_o have_v exceed_v my_o intend_a bound_n but_o i_o shall_v conclude_v the_o whole_a with_o that_o excellent_a answer_n s._n cyprian_n give_v panterus_fw-la the_o proconsul_n to_o his_o demand_n of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o presbyter_n as_o well_o as_o the_o bishop_n in_o that_o city_n when_o say_v he_o our_o discipline_n forbid_v we_o voluntary_o to_o offer_v ourselves_o pamelio_n cum_fw-la disciplina_fw-la prohibeat_fw-la ne_fw-la quis_fw-la se_fw-la ultro_fw-la offerat_fw-la &_o tuus_fw-la quoque_fw-la censurae_fw-la hoc_fw-la displiceat_fw-la nec_fw-la offerri_fw-la se_fw-la ipsi_fw-la possunt_fw-la sed_fw-la à _fw-la te_fw-la exquisiti_fw-la invenientur_fw-la act._n mart._n edit_n à _fw-fr pamelio_n and_o this_o very_a thing_n do_v displease_v thy_o own_o decree_n they_o can_v offer_v themselves_o but_o be_v seek_v by_o thou_o will_v easy_o be_v find_v finis_fw-la