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orchard_n p._n 37._o ibid._n l._n 22._o r._n disease_n p._n 41._o l._n 11._o r._n furnish_v ibid._n 18._o r._n christian_n p._n 42._o l._n 24._o r._n paedagogus_fw-la p._n 45._o l._n 8._o r._n sanctify_v p._n 47._o l._n 29._o r._n give_v p._n 54._o l._n 32._o r._n itself_o p._n 56._o l._n 27._o r._n use_v p._n 77._o l._n 18._o for_o where_o r._n be_v ibid._n l._n 24._o r._n zealous_a p._n 86._o l._n 26._o r._n occasion_n p._n 87._o l._n 13._o r._n gnostic_n p._n 99_o l._n 15._o r._n tutelar_a p._n 103._o l._n 18._o r._n eqweus_n p._n 104._o l._n 28._o r._n lewd_a way_n p._n 105._o l._n 5._o for_o of_o r._n off_o ibid._n l._n 6._o r._n spit_v it_o p._n 106._o l._n 17._o r._n martyr_n p._n 107._o l._n 23._o deal_n the._n p._n 110._o l._n 25._o r._n reduce_v p._n 119._o l._n 25._o r._n slave_n ibid._n r._n state_n p._n 124._o l._n 22._o r._n such_o case_n p._n 129._o l._n 9_o for_o bell_n r._n bell_n p._n 136._o l._n 7._o for_o thy_o r._n they_o ibid._n r._n deliver_v p._n 148._o l._n 12._o r._n wife_n p._n 149._o l._n 25_o r._n fifty_o p._n 156._o l._n 1._o r._n to_o each_o other_o p._n 157._o l._n 2._o r._n priest_n p._n 158._o l._n 17._o for_o they_o r._n him_z p._n 165._o l._n 20._o for_o this_o r_o his_o p._n 182._o l._n 24._o r._n martyrium_fw-la p._n 204._o l._n 30_o deal_n or_o the_o least_o sign_n p._n 205._o l._n 15._o r._n have_v reteme_v p._n 240_o l._n 22._o r._n sylvester_n p._n 241._o l._n 5._o r._n ornament_v ibid._n l._n 30._o r._n candlestick_n p._n 242._o l._n 15._o deal_n with_o p._n 251._o l._n 8._o r._n pestilence_n p._n 259._o l._n 15_o r._n soever_o p._n 266._o l._n 17._o r._n many_o p._n 272._o l._n 1._o for_o for_o r._n the_o p._n 289._o l._n 24._o r._n thereupon_o p._n 305._o l._n 30._o r._n conversion_n ibid._n l._n 32._o for_o be_v r._n were_z p._n 306._o l._n 1._o r._n religion_n ibid._n l._n 17._o r._n hungarian_n p._n 307._o l._n 13._o r._n can_v p._n 310._o l._n 2._o r._n canon_n ibid._n l._n 31._o r._n how_o miserable_o p._n 313._o l._n 30._o r._n barbarous_a p._n 314._o l._n 2._o r._n do_v that_o ibid._n l._n 6._o r._n modesty_n p._n 318._o l._n 10._o r._n chaplain_n p._n 322._o l._n 6._o r._n our_o way_n of_o live_v p._n 326._o l._n 20._o r._n journey_n ibid._n l._n 26._o r._n travel_n p._n 327._o l._n 32._o r._n upon_o they_o p._n 328._o l._n 15._o r._n bear_v p._n 330._o l._n 28._o r._n assistance_n p._n 332._o l._n 31._o r._n multitude_n the_o behaviour_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o christian_n part_v the_o first_o i_o shall_v divide_v my_o work_n into_o four_o part_n the_o first_o will_v represent_v the_o manner_n i._o i._o of_o the_o christian_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o the_o whole_a the_o division_n of_o the_o whole_a destruction_n of_o that_o city_n under_o vespasian_n this_o first_o state_n of_o christianity_n though_o but_o of_o a_o short_a continuance_n be_v so_o supereminent_a in_o its_o perfection_n that_o it_o will_v deserve_v a_o separate_a consideration_n the_o second_o will_v take_v in_o all_o the_o time_n of_o the_o persecution_n that_o be_v the_o entire_a space_n of_o three_o century_n in_o the_o three_o i_o shall_v describe_v the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n in_o its_o liberty_n which_o commence_v in_o the_o four_o age._n and_o in_o the_o last_o consider_v the_o change_n it_o afterward_o undergo_v and_o endeavour_v to_o discover_v the_o cause_n of_o they_o the_o christian_a religion_n as_o it_o be_v not_o the_o invention_n of_o man_n but_o the_o work_n of_o ii_o ii_o god_n so_o like_o the_o universe_n it_o have_v its_o full_a jerulem_fw-la the_o first_o part_n the_o church_n of_o jerulem_fw-la perfection_n in_o its_o first_o birth_n and_o be_v most_o glorious_a in_o its_o early_a production_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v imagine_v say_v tertullian_n that_o the_o
more_o easy_o nstruct_v than_o be_v the_o man_n of_o this_o generation_n and_o that_o because_o they_o have_v hear_v say_v that_o the_o world_n be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o declension_n and_o grow_v worse_a and_o worse_o and_o because_o they_o still_o see_v the_o mark_n of_o the_o simplicity_n and_o easy_a temper_n of_o our_o honest_a forefather_n but_o they_o who_o have_v make_v any_o reflection_n on_o the_o write_n left_v we_o by_o the_o greek_n and_o roman_n plain_o see_v the_o contrary_n the_o preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n begin_v under_o the_o reign_v of_o the_o emperor_n claudius_n and_o nero._n what_o kind_n of_o court_n these_o emperor_n have_v and_o the_o vice_n that_o there_o reign_v we_o may_v see_v in_o tacitus_n the_o manner_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o same_o age_n be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o horace_n in_o juvenal_n in_o martial_a and_o in_o petronius_n that_o these_o author_n blush_v not_o at_o the_o infamous_a impurity_n with_o which_o they_o have_v stuff_v their_o write_n be_v because_o the_o man_n of_o that_o age_n blush_v not_o to_o commit_v they_o they_o think_v they_o may_v take_v the_o liberty_n of_o public_o expose_v what_o other_o as_o public_o practise_v and_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o special_a providence_n in_o it_o that_o these_o book_n otherwise_o so_o pernicious_a shall_v be_v preserve_v to_o we_o to_o show_v out_o of_o what_o a_o abyss_n of_o corruption_n jesus_n christ_n recover_v mankind_n we_o find_v the_o same_o ordure_n in_o suetonius_n in_o the_o other_o writer_n of_o the_o historia_n augusta_n for_o the_o two_o age_n follow_v in_o lucian_n in_o apuleius_n in_o atheneus_n in_o a_o word_n in_o all_o the_o author_n who_o give_v we_o a_o account_n of_o their_o manner_n two_o aug._n civit._n two_o c._n four_o cypr._n ep_v i_o clem._n alex_n paedag._n lib._n two_o the_o father_n themselves_o upon_o this_o subject_a be_v force_v to_o use_v great_a openness_n and_o freedom_n of_o speech_n as_o among_o the_o rest_n st._n austin_n tertullian_n st._n clemens_n alexandrinus_n so_o that_o that_o frightful_a catalogue_n of_o the_o vice_n of_o the_o heathen_a world_n which_o st._n paul_n have_v give_v we_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n will_v not_o appear_v strange_a this_o corruption_n of_o manner_n take_v its_o course_n through_o greece_n egypt_n and_o the_o east_n to_o rome_n it_o be_v but_o cast_v once_o eye_n upon_o aristophanes_n to_o see_v to_o what_o height_n of_o dissolution_n the_o greek_n be_v even_o in_o those_o day_n arrive_v and_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n but_o too_o certain_a that_o they_o do_v not_o after_o his_o time_n become_v more_o wise_a on_o the_o contrary_a they_o make_v still_o far_a improvement_n in_o luxury_n and_o effeminacy_n the_o life_n of_o the_o king_n of_o macedonia_n of_o egypt_n and_o syria_n furnish_v history_n with_o a_o new_a stock_n and_o variety_n of_o example_n of_o the_o most_o monstrous_a vice_n and_o impurity_n it_o be_v well_o know_v for_o what_o alexandria_n antioch_n and_o corinth_n be_v fame_v and_o how_o note_v for_o their_o voluptousness_n and_o effeminacy_n be_v the_o city_n of_o jonia_n and_o the_o lesser_a asia_n yet_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o this_o general_a corruption_n be_v it_o that_o christianity_n take_v its_o birth_n it_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o these_o very_a city_n that_o the_o most_o famous_a church_n be_v found_v this_o dissolution_n be_v not_o only_a univerfal_n overspread_v the_o whole_a roman_a empire_n but_o public_a open_a avow_v and_o authorize_v nay_o even_a consecrate_a by_o their_o religion_n its_o self_n learned_a man_n know_v what_o be_v the_o ceremony_n of_o bacchus_n and_o cybele_n wherever_o one_o pass_v one_o meet_v with_o a_o venus_n a_o adonis_n a_o ganymede_n and_o a_o jupiter_n in_o all_o disguise_n there_o be_v not_o a_o garden_n or_o orchard_n without_o the_o idol_n of_o that_o ridiculous_a god_n who_o they_o make_v the_o guardian_n of_o the_o place_n their_o common_a song_n and_o poem_n be_v upon_o the_o amour_n of_o their_o god_n and_o most_o of_o their_o public_a spectacle_n be_v abominable_a scene_n either_o of_o impurity_n or_o cruelty_n the_o ordinary_a divertisement_n of_o the_o roman_a people_n be_v to_o force_v man_n to_o fight_v and_o murder_n one_o another_o or_o to_o see_v they_o tear_v to_o piece_n by_o wild_a beast_n frequent_o upon_o the_o most_o trifle_a occasion_n they_o put_v their_o slave_n to_o the_o rack_n and_o to_o the_o most_o horrible_a torture_n the_o governor_n of_o province_n do_v often_o exercise_v excessive_a cruelty_n upon_o such_o as_o be_v not_o roman_n the_o emperor_n put_v to_o death_n whosoever_o they_o please_v without_o any_o form_n of_o law_n so_o that_o bad_a prince_n spill_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o blood_n even_o of_o the_o most_o noble_a roman_a themselves_o nor_o be_v their_o avarice_n inferior_a to_o their_o cruelty_n all_o the_o world_n groan_v under_o their_o fraud_n perjury_n falsity_n unjust_a prosecution_n and_o violent_a oppression_n of_o all_o which_o we_o need_v no_o other_o proof_n than_o cicero_n oration_n if_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o republic_n verres_n in_o one_o province_n in_o the_o space_n of_o three_o year_n commit_v so_o many_o enormity_n viij_o v._o juv._n sat._n viij_o what_o must_v have_v be_v do_v throughout_o the_o whole_a empire_n under_o nero_n or_o domitian_n by_o the_o many_o governor_n choose_v out_o of_o their_o own_o favourite_n who_o be_v in_o no_o fear_n of_o be_v call_v to_o account_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a both_o encourage_v by_o the_o example_n and_o support_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o their_o prince_n but_o i_o fear_v i_o spend_v too_o many_o word_n upon_o a_o thing_n too_o evident_a in_o its_o self_n such_o than_o be_v those_o out_o of_o who_o be_v make_v those_o christian_n i_o be_o go_v to_o describe_v when_o once_o they_o be_v wash_v and_o sanctify_v they_o be_v no_o long_o xi_o i_o cor._n vi_o xi_o the_o same_o creature_n they_o have_v be_v before_o yet_o not_o to_o conceal_v that_o good_a that_o be_v in_o they_o we_o must_v not_o disow_v but_o that_o there_o be_v in_o many_o of_o the_o greek_n and_o roman_n some_o kind_n of_o hopeful_a disposition_n and_o tendency_n towards_o virtue_n in_o the_o first_o place_n they_o have_v much_o of_o that_o politeness_n that_o necessary_o carry_v along_o with_o it_o many_o good_a quality_n which_o we_o may_v call_v superficial_a virtue_n as_o gravity_n patience_n and_o obligingness_n in_o conversation_n complaisance_n cheerfulness_n and_o a_o lively_a way_n of_o express_v their_o esteem_n or_o affection_n with_o a_o true_a sense_n of_o decorum_n and_o decency_n in_o every_o action_n of_o which_o the_o greek_n be_v complete_a master_n all_o this_o a_o man_n may_v have_v without_o solid_a virtue_n or_o be_v want_v in_o these_o thing_n without_o be_v a_o ill_a man_n or_o a_o vicious_a person_n and_o yet_o virtue_n seem_v not_o complete_o perfect_a without_o this_o exterior_a dress_n to_o recommend_v her_o beauty_n and_o set_v she_o off_o to_o advantage_n beside_o this_o there_o be_v among_o they_o the_o greek_n especial_o many_o true_a philosopher_n that_o be_v to_o say_v person_n who_o do_v in_o good_a earnest_n and_o with_o the_o utmost_a power_n of_o their_o reason_n seek_v after_o the_o mean_n of_o become_v happy_a who_o serious_o labour_v to_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n init_fw-la recognit_fw-la clem._n init_fw-la of_o the_o truth_n who_o honest_o apply_v themselves_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o virtue_n init_fw-la justin_n in_o tryph._n init_fw-la according_a to_o the_o best_a of_o their_o knowledge_n and_o who_o to_o pursue_v this_o study_n renounce_v all_o other_o interest_n and_o engagment_n spare_v neither_o cost_n nor_o labour_n nor_o travail_n to_o attain_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o account_v the_o most_o excellent_a nor_o be_v the_o roman_n so_o universal_o degenerate_a but_o that_o there_o be_v many_o among_o they_o who_o maintain_v that_o generosity_n that_o greatness_n of_o soul_n that_o constancy_n and_o firmness_n of_o mind_n and_o other_o such_o like_a virtue_n for_o which_o their_o ancestor_n be_v so_o renown_v the_o grace_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v superad_v to_o these_o happy_a disposition_n of_o nature_n can_v not_o but_o produce_v admirable_a effect_n st._n cornelius_n the_o first_o of_o the_o gentile_n that_o teceive_v this_o grace_n be_v a_o roman_a captain_n the_o bravery_n of_o the_o roman_a spirit_n appear_v in_o many_o of_o the_o glorious_a martyr_n as_o st._n laurence_n st._n vincent_n st._n sebastian_n and_o in_o many_o great_a bishop_n as_o st._n cyprian_n st._n ambrose_n st._n leo_n etc._n etc._n as_o for_o the_o gravity_n of_o the_o greek_a philosopher_n one_o may_v see_v it_o in_o the_o act_n of_o s._n polycarp_n in_o those_o of_o st_n pionius_n priest_n of_o smyrna_n and_o in_o the_o write_n
of_o it_o both_o by_o affix_v some_o kind_n of_o penalty_n etc._n tac._n an._n iii._o five_o tit_n cod_n de_fw-fr infirm_a paen_fw-la coelib_a v._o baron_n a_o 57_o n._n 44_o etc._n etc._n upon_o those_o who_o continue_v unmarried_a after_o such_o a_o term_n of_o year_n and_o reward_n to_o those_o who_o in_o lawful_a matrimony_n increase_v the_o number_n of_o the_o people_n the_o christian_n know_v but_o two_o state_n that_o of_o marriage_n or_o continence_n they_o prefer_v the_o latter_a as_o know_v its_o excellency_n and_o they_o often_o find_v the_o mean_n 8._o tertul._n ad_fw-la uxor_fw-la c._n vi_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr resur_n car_fw-fr c._n 8._o of_o reconcile_a they_o both_o in_o one_o for_o there_o be_v many_o marry_a person_n who_o yet_o live_v in_o continence_n but_o all_o christian_n in_o general_n abstain_v from_o the_o use_n of_o the_o bed_n on_o the_o feast_n and_o fast_n of_o the_o cle._n cypr._n de_fw-fr sing_v cle._n church_n as_o well_o as_o at_o other_o time_n when_o according_a to_o the_o apostle_n rule_v they_o be_v dispose_v more_o free_o to_o give_v seven_o cor._n seven_o themselves_o to_o prayer_n second_o marriage_n be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o weakness_n insomuch_o as_o in_o some_o church_n they_o enjoin_v fi_fw-la hier._n ad_fw-la salvin_n in_o fi_fw-la the_o person_n so_o remarry_v penance_n but_o how_o high_o soever_o they_o esteem_v continence_n they_o have_v a_o esteem_n for_o marriage_n as_o be_v a_o great_a sacrament_n they_o have_v honourable_a thought_n of_o it_o consider_v it_o as_o a_o emblem_n of_o that_o union_n which_o be_v between_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n and_o that_o blessing_n pronounce_v by_o god_n upon_o mankind_n at_o the_o first_o creation_n which_o spons_fw-la orat._n in_o bened._n spons_fw-la neither_o original_a sin_n nor_o the_o deluge_n have_v take_v away_o that_o be_v of_o increase_a and_o multiply_v they_o know_v that_o the_o relation_n of_o father_n and_o mother_n be_v a_o high_a x._o clem._n alex._n two_o paedag._n c._n x._o and_o honourable_a character_n as_o be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o a_o more_o peculiar_a manner_n and_o cooperate_a with_o he_o in_o the_o production_n of_o men._n it_o be_v certain_a by_o the_o gospel_n that_o st._n peter_n be_v a_o marry_a man_n and_o tradition_n as_o st._n clemens_n alexandrinus_n relate_v it_o tell_v the_o same_o of_o storm_n clem._n iii._o storm_n the_o apostle_n st._n philip_n that_o they_o have_v both_o of_o they_o child_n and_o particular_o of_o 30._o euseb_n three_o hist._n 30._o st._n philip_n it_o be_v observe_v that_o he_o give_v his_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n among_o other_o direction_n for_o the_o education_n x._o const_n ap._n four_o c._n x._o of_o child_n this_o be_v one_o that_o they_o shall_v to_o secure_v their_o virtue_n timely_o dispose_v of_o they_o in_o marriage_n and_o they_o who_o have_v charity_n enough_o to_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o charge_n of_o breed_v up_o orphan_n be_v advise_v to_o match_v they_o as_o soon_o 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