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〈◊〉_d a_o war_n 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d who_o have_v spread_v 〈◊〉_d through_o the_o two_o 〈◊〉_d he_o die_v at_o a_o little_a town_n call_v 〈◊〉_d through_o a_o sudden_a 〈◊〉_d of_o blood_n at_o this_o time_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d their_o own_o 〈◊〉_d have_v 〈◊〉_d themselves_o of_o all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v first_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d too_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o monk_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o army_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o overthrow_n which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d into_o any_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dignity_n it_o 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o be_v confer_v at_o once_o but_o at_o certain_a distance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d who_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o city_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o faithful_a but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o upon_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o return_n to_o the_o orthodox_n faith_n they_o shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d into_o the_o church_n upon_o condition_n they_o will_v undertake_v a_o 〈◊〉_d course_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d themselves_o to_o fast_v and_o prayer_n all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o 〈◊〉_d it_o 〈◊〉_d that_o their_o conversion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o 〈◊〉_d approach_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o a_o bishop_n shall_v have_v power_n to_o 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whosoever_o marry_v a_o widow_n or_o second_o 〈◊〉_d shall_v be_v degrade_v from_o his_o office_n in_o the_o church_n and_o that_o 〈◊〉_d upon_o their_o repentance_n shall_v be_v receive_v with_o only_a the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n
in_o his_o time_n live_v 〈◊〉_d bishop_n of_o 〈◊〉_d who_o 〈◊〉_d twelve_o 〈◊〉_d book_n 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o one_o against_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o long_a 〈◊〉_d he_o 〈◊〉_d at_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d also_o a_o 〈◊〉_d who_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d old_a age_n so_o great_a a_o proficient_a in_o those_o art_n which_o most_o require_v the_o assistance_n of_o sight_n particular_o in_o logic_n and_o geometry_n that_o he_o write_v some_o excellent_a treatise_n in_o the_o mathematics_n he_o publish_v also_o commentary_n on_o the_o psalm_n and_o the_o gospel_n of_o matthew_n and_o john_n and_o be_v a_o great_a opposer_n of_o the_o arian_n moreover_o optatus_n a_o african_a bishop_n milevitanus_fw-la of_o mela_n compile_v six_o book_n against_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o severus_n aquilius_n a_o spaniard_n who_o be_v kinsman_n to_o that_o severus_n to_o who_o lactantius_n pen_v two_o book_n of_o epistle_n write_v one_o volume_n call_v 〈◊〉_d as_o for_o our_o siricius_n have_v settle_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o church_n and_o at_o five_o ordination_n make_v twenty_o six_o presbyter_n sixteen_o deacon_n thirty_o two_o bishop_n he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o coemetery_n of_o priscilla_n in_o the_o via_fw-la salaria_n febr._n 22._o he_o be_v in_o the_o chair_n fifteen_o year_n eleven_o month_n twenty_o day_n and_o by_o his_o death_n the_o see_v be_v vacant_a twenty_o day_n anastasius_n i._n anastasius_n a_o roman_a the_o son_n of_o maximus_n be_v make_v bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o time_n of_o gratian._n this_o gratian_n be_v a_o young_a prince_n of_o eminent_a piety_n and_o so_o gratianus_n good_a a_o soldier_n that_o in_o a_o expedition_n 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another_o part_n of_o they_o in_o s._n maria_n maggiore_n make_v choice_n of_o one_o laurence_n
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