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exitio_fw-la terrere_fw-la credunt_fw-la aut_fw-la laetitiam_fw-la svam_fw-la quarente_n de_fw-la mortibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la aut_fw-la tristitiam_fw-la nostram_fw-la de_fw-la mortibus_fw-la suis_fw-la august_n epist_n 61._o either_o solace_v themselves_o in_o the_o destruction_n of_o we_o or_o sad_v we_o by_o their_o own_o death_n and_o such_o in_o some_o degree_n do_v our_o day_n afford_v who_o because_o they_o can_v have_v their_o will-worship_n will_v put_v themselves_o into_o such_o a_o untractable_a and_o brutish_a posture_n that_o if_o you_o let_v they_o alone_o they_o have_v their_o end_n if_o you_o attempt_v to_o bring_v they_o to_o justice_n they_o will_v create_v great_a hatred_n to_o their_o adversary_n by_o part_v with_o their_o life_n rather_o than_o stir_v upon_o fair_a or_o necessary_a mean_n or_o motive_n to_o conclude_v 10._o legimus_fw-la vidimus_fw-la quotidâ—_n éque_fw-la comprobamus_fw-la quando_fw-la persecutio_fw-la contra_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la oritur_fw-la multo_fw-la pejores_fw-la persecutores_fw-la judaeos_fw-la &_o haereticos_fw-la quà m_fw-la ethnicos_fw-la hieronymus_n in_o obad._n v._n 10._o it_o be_v the_o observation_n of_o st._n hierome_n we_o have_v read_v we_o have_v see_v we_o have_v daily_o find_v it_o true_a that_o when_o ever_o persecution_n have_v arise_v in_o the_o church_n the_o jew_n and_o heretic_n be_v always_o more_o grievous_a persecutor_n of_o the_o christian_n than_o be_v the_o gentile_n chap._n v._o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o former_a subject_n and_o particular_o of_o put_v heretic_n and_o schismatic_n to_o death_n in_o man_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o twofold_a life_n natural_a and_o civil_a the_o first_o be_v a_o union_n of_o the_o natural_a part_n of_o a_o man_n which_o be_v dissever_v death_n follow_v understanding_n here_o the_o principal_n which_o be_v either_o simple_o essential_a as_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n or_o such_o as_o be_v therefore_o call_v vital_a because_o be_v corrupt_v or_o take_v 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