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death_n 3._o aquin_n 2.7_o q_o 124._o art_n 3._o exit_fw-la zelo_fw-la fidei_fw-la &_o charitate_fw-la fraterna_fw-la etc._n etc._n say_v aquinas_n out_o of_o the_o fervency_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o to_o hearten_v and_o encourage_v their_o brethren_n the_o martyr_n have_v often_o come_v forth_o and_o offer_v themselves_o to_o the_o fire_n or_o other_o fury_n of_o their_o enemy_n 1._o apolog._n cap._n 1._o this_o make_v tertullian_n cry_v out_o christianis_fw-la quid_fw-la simile_n etc._n etc._n what_o may_v be_v compare_v to_o the_o christian_a question_n he_o and_o he_o be_v glad_a accuse_v he_o and_o he_o say_v guilty_a adjudge_v he_o to_o death_n and_o he_o will_v give_v thou_o thanks_o this_o make_v antonius_n pius_n give_v a_o liberal_a testimony_n of_o they_o in_o his_o time_n 13._o euseb_n eccl._n hist._n lib._n 4._o c._n 13._o it_o be_v their_o desire_n in_o god_n quarrel_n rather_o to_o die_v than_o to_o live_v not_o to_o speak_v of_o isaiah_n cut_v in_o twain_o 1._o 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courageous_o never_o deplore_a that_n she_o have_v bring_v they_o forth_o to_o such_o misery_n but_o overjoy_v that_o she_o shall_v be_v the_o mother_n of_o so_o many_o saint_n and_o though_o i_o know_v it_o to_o be_v true_a what_o the_o orator_n have_v verrem_fw-la cic._n 3._o in_o verrem_fw-la vetera_n exempla_fw-la pro_fw-la fictis_fw-la fabulis_fw-la jam_fw-la audiri_fw-la yet_o will_v i_o touch_v at_o a_o few_o of_o those_o holy_a saint_n and_o bless_a soul_n in_o heaven_n who_o willing_o joyful_o constant_o yield_v up_o their_o spirit_n in_o his_o quarrel_n who_o first_o tread_v out_o the_o way_n and_o shed_v his_o blood_n for_o they_o verrem_fw-la policarpe_a when_o many_o urge_v he_o to_o deny_v his_o saviour_n and_o sâ—ve_v himself_o answer_v resolute_o fourscore_o and_o six_o year_n have_v i_o serve_v he_o neither_o have_v he_o ever_o offend_v i_o in_o any_o thing_n and_o how_o can_v i_o revile_v my_o king_n who_o have_v thus_o long_o preserve_v i_o and_o when_o the_o proconsul_n threaten_v to_o burn_v he_o his_o answer_n be_v thou_o threaten_v fire_n for_o a_o hour_n which_o last_v a_o while_n and_o be_v quick_o quench_v but_o thou_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o everlasting_a fire_n of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o of_o the_o endless_a torment_n which_o be_v prepare_v for_o the_o wicked_a and_o be_v now_o come_v to_o his_o last_o he_o turn_v from_o 〈◊〉_d persecutor_n to_o his_o maker_n o_o god_n say_v he_o i_o thank_v thou_o that_o thou_o have_v g_o acious_o vouchsafe_v this_o day_n and_o this_o hour_n to_o allot_v i_o a_o portion_n among_o the_o number_n of_o martyr_n and_o servant_n of_o christ_n ignatiusâ—hen_o â—hen_z he_o be_v send_v from_o syria_n to_o rome_n to_o be_v meat_n for_o wild_a beast_n â—5_n idem_fw-la lib_n 3._o c._n 32._o gr._n â—5_n now_o say_v he_o do_v i_o begin_v to_o be_v a_o disciple_n i_o weigh_v neither_o visible_a noâ—_n invisible_a thing_n let_v fire_n gallow_n violence_n of_o beast_n bruise_v of_o bone_n rack_a of_o the_o member_n stamp_v of_o my_o whole_a bodâ—_n and_o all_o the_o plague_n satan_n can_v invent_v light_n upon_o i_o so_o i_o may_v win_v my_o saviour_n christ_n persecution_n fox_n in_o tertia_fw-la persecution_n simeon_n bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a be_v scourge_v many_o day_n together_o and_o at_o last_o crucify_a peter_n a_o noble_a man_n of_o nicomeâ—ia_n 6._o euseb_n eccl._n hist_o lib_n 8._o cap_n 6._o have_v his_o body_n rend_v in_o piece_n with_o the_o lash_n afterward_o vinegar_n mix_v with_o salt_n be_v pour_v into_o his_o wound_n and_o last_o of_o all_o he_o be_v fry_v to_o death_n upon_o a_o gridiron_n sanctus_n 1._o idem_fw-la l_o 5._o c_o 1._o one_o that_o will_v neither_o confess_v his_o name_n kindred_n or_o country_n but_o only_o that_o he_o be_v a_o christian_a have_v his_o body_n fire_v fear_a scorch_v with_o hot_a plate_n of_o brass_n forty_o martyr_n young_a gentleman_n basil_n fox_n in_o decima_fw-la 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and_o little_a for_o fifteen_o day_n together_o 1._o heb._n 11.32_o euseb_n lib._n 6._o c_o 40._o gr_n 41._o ibid_fw-la cap._n 41._o gr._n 42._o ibid._n cap_n 40._o idem_fw-la l._n 5_o c._n 1._o and_o to_o borrow_v the_o apostle_n word_n what_o shall_v i_o more_o say_v for_o the_o time_n will_v be_v too_o short_a for_o i_o to_o tell_v how_o some_o have_v their_o eye_n prick_v out_o with_o sharp_a quill_n as_o metras_n some_o be_v beat_v to_o death_n with_o cudgel_n as_o ischyrion_n some_o have_v all_o their_o tooth_n beat_v out_o of_o their_o head_n as_o apollonia_n and_o what_o shall_v i_o speak_v of_o the_o set_v they_o in_o the_o stock_n persecut_fw-la fox_n decima_fw-la persecut_fw-la and_o stretch_v their_o leg_n unto_o the_o fifth-hole_n or_o of_o the_o iron_n chair_n wherein_o they_o sit_v broil_v to_o death_n of_o hole_n make_v in_o their_o neck_n and_o their_o tongue_n draw_v out_o backward_o their_o eye_n pull_v out_o and_o the_o hollow_a place_n sear_v with_o hot_a iron_n 24._o iron_n d_o king_n on_o â—onas_n lect._n 24._o pownd_v in_o mortar_n roll_a in_o barrel_n arm_v with_o pike_n of_o iron_n 7._o iron_n d_o benefiâ—ld_n on_o amos_n lect_v 7._o woman_n breast_n sear_v 7._o sear_v sab._n prateolus_n lib_n 7._o §._o 7._o virgin_n face_n whip_v their_o whole_a body_n abuse_v prostitute_a and_o torment_v i_o be_o faint_a in_o tell_v and_o you_o be_v weary_a in_o hear_v but_o they_o unterrify_v undaunted_a endure_v all_o courageous_o cyprianâ—_n courageous_o erasmus_fw-la viâ—ginum_fw-la &_o martyr_n compâ—rat_n tertul_n apol._n cap_n 50._o hemming_n in_o pâ—â—l_n â—4_n 7._o naâ—anz_n oat_n 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr machabaeis_n hosius_n confess_v fidei_fw-la cap._n 6_o 8._o nasianz_n cygneorum_fw-la carm._n lib._n &_o orat_fw-la 3â—_n de_fw-fr machabeis_n heb._n 2_o moses_n and_o maximus_n etc._n etc._n 26_o ep._n inter_fw-la opera_fw-la cyprianâ—_n tyrannorum_fw-la ingeniosa_fw-la crudelitas_fw-la say_v one_o the_o bloody_a tyrant_n set_v their_o wit_n on_o work_n to_o invent_v torment_n but_o nihil_fw-la proficit_fw-la exquisitior_fw-la quaeque_fw-la say_v another_o the_o more_o the_o torment_n the_o more_o the_o martyr_n their_o blood_n be_v like_o corn_n sow_o one_o bring_v forth_o many_o yea_o the_o persecutor_n themselves_o be_v astonish_v to_o see_v their_o constancy_n and_o how_o they_o go_v to_o their_o martyrdom_n tanquam_fw-la ad_fw-la epulas_fw-la tanquam_fw-la ad_fw-la de_fw-la licias_fw-la tanquam_fw-la ad_fw-la nuptialem_fw-la thalamum_fw-la they_o go_v to_o the_o fire_n as_o to_o a_o feast_n as_o to_o a_o dainty_a feast_n as_o to_o their_o bridal_a bed_n wherefore_o let_v we_o also_o see_v that_o we_o be_v compass_v with_o so_o great_a a_o cloud_n of_o witness_n cast_v away_o every_o thing_n that_o press_v down_o and_o the_o sin_n that_o hang_v so_o fast_o on_o let_v we_o remember_v from_o whence_o we_o be_v fall_v that_o so_o we_o may_v repent_v and_o do_v the_o first_o work_n we_o
10.1_o after_o his_o death_n apostles_n bishop_n deacon_n after_o the_o apostle_n day_n bishop_n priest_n deacon_n i_o too_o well_o know_v hesterni_fw-la illi_fw-la as_o tertullian_n call_v praxeas_n some_o late_a writer_n have_v have_v their_o new-found_a and_o different_a thought_n touch_v those_o church-degree_n and_o hierarchy_n but_o the_o consentient_a judgement_n of_o antiquity_n and_o universal_a continue_a practice_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v ever_o be_v repute_v by_o i_o the_o best_a interpreter_n of_o scripture_n the_o three_o thing_n be_v their_o preparation_n the_o two_o first_o make_v good_a the_o last_o and_o we_o must_v be_v discentes_fw-la antequam_fw-la docentes_fw-la as_o bernard_n say_v learner_n before_o we_o can_v be_v teacher_n they_o tell_v we_o great_a gift_n be_v reserve_v for_o these_o time_n and_o those_o day_n of_o ignorance_n be_v past_a amen_o say_v i._n but_o what_o if_o our_o gift_n be_v less_o and_o our_o presumption_n more_o they_o tell_v we_o of_o jeremy_n and_o daniel_n both_o child_n of_o amos_n a_o herd-man_n of_o elisha_n this_o elisha_n take_v from_o the_o plough_n but_o sure_a jeremy_n be_v propheta_fw-la natus_fw-la jer._n 1.5_o yet_o be_v afraid_a to_o undertake_v the_o call_v till_o he_o have_v a_o command_n and_o a_o promise_n and_o a_o touch_n too_o v._o 9_o daniel_n be_v breed_v up_o a_o scholar_n dan._n 1.4_o and_o at_o v._o 17._o god_n give_v he_o knowledge_n and_o skill_n in_o all_o learning_n and_o wisdom_n and_o amos_n have_v his_o special_a call_n from_o god_n amos_n 7.15_o etc._n etc._n i_o have_v read_v indeed_o of_o learn_v get_v without_o learning_n archippus_n ingenio_fw-la pro_fw-la libris_fw-la utebatur_fw-la anthony_n have_v the_o heaven_n for_o his_o schoolmaster_n nepotianus_n his_o memory_n alone_o make_v he_o learned_a so_o that_o from_o a_o soldier_n he_o become_v a_o priest_n johannes_n trajectensis_fw-la episcopus_fw-la à _fw-la plaustro_fw-la ad_fw-la pulpita_fw-la ascendit_fw-la divinitùs_fw-la edoctus_fw-la nay_o i_o have_v read_v of_o one_o qui_fw-la omnium_fw-la linguarum_fw-la notitiam_fw-la ex_fw-la morbo_fw-la adeptus_fw-la est_fw-la a_o happy_a sickness_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v of_o these_o but_o that_o spiritus_fw-la ubi_fw-la vult_fw-la spirat_fw-la john_n 3.8_o the_o creator_n of_o spirit_n can_v inspire_v how_o and_o when_o and_o who_o he_o please_v and_o these_o and_o the_o like_a example_n be_v not_o for_o imitation_n but_o admiration_n solomon_n have_v a_o good_a rule_n prov._n 24.27_o prepare_v thy_o material_n and_o then_o build_v thy_o house_n first_o get_v learning_n and_o then_o expect_v a_o call_n it_o be_v st._n paul_n rule_n too_o 1_o tim._n 4.13_o attend_v lectioni_fw-la and_o v._o 15._o give_v thyself_o whole_o to_o it_o v._o 16._o persist_v continue_v but_o beware_v of_o those_o cloud_n without_o rain_n that_o boast_v themselves_o of_o their_o false_a gift_n prov._n 25.14_o who_o instead_o of_o divide_v the_o word_n aright_o 2_o tim._n 2.15_o do_v slice_n and_o chap_v it_o out_o without_o rule_n method_n matter_n any_o thing_n full_a of_o battology_n tautology_n vain_a repetition_n tumble_v out_o nonsense_n with_o incredible_a confidence_n the_o second_o observable_a thing_n this_o filius_fw-la prophetarum_fw-la be_v vxoratus_fw-la a_o marry_a man._n we_o meet_v with_o three_o sort_n of_o man_n the_o first_o be_v enemy_n to_o woman_n the_o second_o to_o marriage_n the_o three_o to_o priest_n marriage_n as_o for_o women-hater_n in_o general_a i_o can_v willing_o let_v they_o pass_v by_o as_o unworthy_a to_o be_v think_v upon_o but_o that_o some_o of_o they_o think_v it_o their_o great_a praise_n when_o they_o can_v witty_o dispraise_v that_o sex_n i_o can_v think_v they_o no_o better_o than_o coward_n that_o be_v sure_a to_o strike_v when_o they_o can_v be_v strike_v again_o doubtless_o there_o be_v many_o a_o jezebel_n herodias_n messalina_n and_o those_o jones_n of_o naples_n there_o be_v many_o such_o as_o bernard_n stigmatize_v mulier_fw-la secularis_fw-la organum_fw-la satanae_n but_o it_o be_v secularis_fw-la then_o it_o be_v a_o bad_a woman_n must_v be_v so_o bad_a a_o instrument_n tertullian_n cry_v out_o tu_fw-la es_fw-la diaboli_fw-la janua_n tu_fw-la es_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o one_o eve_n shall_v make_v we_o angry_a with_o the_o whole_a sex_n more_o than_o one_o adam_n who_o do_v personate_v and_o represent_v mankind_n and_o by_o his_o transgression_n convey_v sin_n to_o all_o his_o posterity_n and_o though_o the_o apostle_n some_o where_o lay_v the_o blame_n on_o eve_n for_o the_o priority_n in_o the_o transgression_n adam_n be_v not_o deceive_v but_o the_o woman_n 1_o tim._n 2.14_o yet_o for_o nature_n gangreen_n and_o sin_n transmission_n the_o same_o apostle_n send_v we_o all_o to_o adam_n omnes_fw-la in_o adamo_n 1_o cor._n 15.22_o all_o die_v in_o adam_n i_o may_v hear_v bring_v in_o cyril_n speak_v but_o untoward_o of_o woman_n but_o he_o elsewhere_o 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