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heart_n my_o purpose_n be_v in_o brief_a to_o show_v you_o what_o he_o be_v of_o what_o esteem_n in_o the_o church_n and_o how_o he_o end_v his_o life_n by_o a_o glorious_a martyrdom_n which_o i_o shall_v do_v out_o of_o those_o writer_n of_o antiquity_n who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d person_n worthy_a of_o credit_n and_o of_o very_o venerable_a esteem_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n origen_n report_v he_o episcopum_fw-la antiochiae_fw-la luc._n homil._n 6._o in_o luc._n post_fw-la petrum_fw-la secundum_fw-la the_o second_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n after_o peter_n athanasius_n synod_n in_o lib._n the_o synod_n say_v he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seleve._n arimin_n &_o seleve._n make_a bishop_n of_o antioch_n after_o the_o apostle_n and_o a_o martyr_n of_o christ_n irenaeus_n have_v write_v 28._o iren._n lib._n 5._o advers._fw-la haeres_fw-la c._n 28._o of_o he_o thus_o that_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o a_o testimony_n of_o his_o faith_n 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