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they_o banish_v macharius_fw-la the_o egyptian_a and_o macarius_n the_o alexandrian_a their_o father_n banish_v be_v call_v and_o ringleader_n of_o they_o viz._n macharius_fw-la the_o egyptian_a and_o macarius_n the_o alexandrian_a nor_o do_v basilius_n of_o caesarea_n in_o cappadocia_n escape_v his_o hand_n who_o emperor_n cap._n 21._o basilius_n and_o gregory_n of_o nazianzum_fw-la send_v for_o by_o the_o emperor_n together_o with_o gregory_n of_o nazianzum_fw-la be_v very_o famous_a valens_n send_v for_o he_o in_o haste_n to_o antioch_n and_o charge_v he_o to_o be_v bring_v before_o the_o precedent_n at_o the_o tribunal_n seat_n the_o precedent_n demand_v passage_n basilius_n bring_v before_o the_o precedent_n the_o passage_n of_o he_o why_o and_o wherefore_o he_o like_v no_o better_a of_o the_o emperor_n religion_n basil_n unfeigned_o &_o free_o speak_v his_o mind_n of_o the_o emperor_n religion_n yet_o high_o commend_v the_o faith_n of_o one_o substance_n when_o the_o precedent_n 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a_o day_n of_o peace_n and_o quietness_n by_o reason_n that_o cause_n cap._n 24._o rome_n quiet_a because_o the_o emperor_n and_o rome_n be_v of_o the_o same_o faith_n they_o fall_v into_o discord_n themselves_o vrsinus_n strive_v to_o succeed_v damasus_n be_v the_o cause_n the_o emperor_n that_o there_o reside_v and_o in_o the_o western_a part_n be_v of_o the_o same_o faith_n with_o rome_n as_o i_o have_v former_o declare_v and_o under_o valentinian_n they_o have_v it_o now_o for_o he_o trouble_v no_o sect_n but_o of_o themselves_o they_o fall_v into_o a_o uproar_n about_o the_o election_n of_o a_o bishop_n upon_o liberius_n his_o disease_n damasus_n be_v choose_v and_o ursinus_n a_o deacon_n will_v have_v have_v it_o who_o get_v certain_a base_a and_o obscure_a bishop_n say_v the_o history_n who_o in_o a_o odd_a corner_n of_o the_o cathedral_n call_v sicona_n have_v his_o consecration_n the_o people_n hereupon_o be_v in_o uproar_n and_o the_o multitude_n be_v so_o great_a and_o the_o contention_n so_o hot_a that_o many_o lose_v their_o life_n beside_o maximinus_n the_o they_o many_o lose_v their_o life_n in_o the_o quaâ—rel_n for_o this_o the_o governor_n plague_v both_o the_o clergy_n and_o laity_n cap._n 25._o at_o milan_n they_o be_v in_o a_o uproar_n also_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o auxentius_n ambrose_n lieutenant_n of_o the_o city_n come_v to_o appease_v they_o governor_n for_o this_o schism_n and_o rebellion_n grievous_o torment_v many_o both_o of_o the_o laity_n and_o clergy_n thus_o at_o rome_n at_o milan_n another_o strange_a act_n appear_v auxentius_n who_o the_o arrian_n choose_v there_o die_v the_o people_n be_v all_o in_o a_o uproar_n about_o the_o election_n of_o another_o bishop_n the_o tumult_n be_v raise_v ambrose_n the_o lieutenant_n of_o the_o city_n who_o be_v also_o a_o consul_n come_v in_o to_o appease_v it_o fear_v great_o lest_o that_o schism_n shall_v breed_v mischief_n in_o the_o city_n after_o that_o he_o have_v prevail_v much_o with_o 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man_n prefer_v he_o unto_o this_o dignity_n ambrose_n be_v thus_o choose_v bishop_n the_o citizen_n of_o milan_n who_o aforetime_o be_v at_o discord_n among_o themselves_o thenceforth_o embrace_v peace_n and_o unity_n quiet_a the_o city_n at_o quiet_a after_o the_o aforesaid_a stir_n be_v end_v the_o emperor_n valentinianus_n sarmatian_n cap._n 26._o valentine_n march_v against_o the_o sarmatian_n have_v raise_v great_a power_n &_o make_v expedition_n against_o the_o sarmatian_n who_o have_v assault_v the_o roman_a dominion_n they_o suppose_v themselves_o too_o weak_a to_o engage_v such_o a_o power_n send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o abject_n they_o send_v ambassador_n to_o he_o he_o despise_v they_o as_o abject_n emperor_n to_o join_v with_o they_o in_o league_n &_o to_o establish_v a_o peace_n between_o they_o he_o perceive_v that_o they_o be_v but_o abject_n &_o rascal_n as_o the_o historian_n term_v they_o demand_v whether_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o sarmatian_n be_v such_o as_o they_o 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