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for_o her_o guard_n and_o by_o his_o favour_n and_o their_o assistance_n he_o be_v admit_v into_o she_o chumber_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o one_o that_o come_v to_o ravish_v she_o chap._n ii_o there_o he_o press_v she_o to_o make_v a_o escape_n in_o his_o clothes_n she_o for_o a_o good_a while_n scruple_n to_o make_v use_n of_o this_o expedient_a and_o instead_o of_o it_o propose_v that_o he_o will_v kill_v she_o she_o th_v it_o lawful_a as_o many_o than_o do_v to_o die_v by_o another_o hand_n and_o not_o by_o she_o own_o chap._n iii_o after_o this_o oblige_a contest_v she_o yield_v to_o change_v habit_n with_o he_o and_o thus_o disguise_v make_v a_o escape_n and_o be_v receive_v into_o irenes_n house_n with_o great_a wonder_n and_o joy_n chap._n iu._n irene_n take_v this_o occasion_n to_o represent_v to_o she_o the_o extraordinary_a merit_n of_o her_o deliverer_n and_o lover_n but_o theodora_n after_o very_o kind_a acknowledgement_n of_o they_o declare_v the_o resolution_n she_o have_v make_v against_o marriage_n and_o the_o reason_n that_o have_v induce_v she_o to_o make_v it_o chap._n v._o theodora_n hear_v what_o have_v happen_v to_o didymus_n after_o her_o escape_n resolve_n though_o earnest_o dissuade_v by_o irene_n to_o attempt_v his_o rescue_n chap._n vi_o a_o gentleman_n bring_v a_o account_n how_o didymus_n be_v apprehend_v and_o carry_v before_o the_o judge_n how_o he_o own_a and_o defend_v what_o he_o have_v do_v and_o his_o religion_n and_o how_o he_o be_v condemn_v in_o spite_n of_o this_o defence_n chap._n vii_o whilst_o didymus_n be_v lead_v away_o to_o the_o place_n of_o execution_n theodora_n present_v herself_o before_o the_o judge_n and_o beg_v to_o have_v he_o release_v offer_v to_o undergo_v the_o death_n that_o he_o be_v condemn_v to_o on_o her_o account_n she_o speak_v to_o didymus_n to_o persuade_v he_o to_o acquiesce_v in_o that_o proposal_n whereupon_o grow_v a_o long_a contest_v between_o they_o before_o the_o judge_n chap._n viii_o he_o condemn_v they_o both_o to_o die_v for_o be_v christian_n divers_a discourse_n pass_v between_o they_o as_o they_o go_v towards_o the_o place_n of_o execution_n chap._n ix_o a_o roman_a officer_n strive_v to_o persuade_v didymus_n to_o change_v his_o religion_n by_o several_a argument_n to_o all_o which_o he_o give_v he_o such_o resolute_a answer_n that_o chap._n x._o the_o roman_a despair_v to_o gain_v he_o endeavour_n to_o engage_v he_o to_o persuade_v theodora_n to_o save_v her_o life_n which_o didymus_n refuse_v to_o do_v for_o reason_n which_o include_v a_o encomium_n of_o her_o virtue_n chap._n xi_o none_o of_o their_o attempt_n succeed_v both_o the_o martyr_n be_v command_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n the_o farewell_n speech_n tbat_v pass_v betwixt_o they_o their_o final_a separation_n immediate_o after_o which_o didymus_n be_v first_o execute_v chap._n xii_o theodora_n be_v in_o vain_a solicit_v to_o shun_v the_o like_a tragical_a fate_n after_o a_o resolute_a answer_n to_o her_o persecutor_n and_o a_o short_a speech_n to_o the_o bystander_n acompany_v with_o a_o prayer_n for_o they_o receive_v the_o crown_n of_o martyrdom_n finis_fw-la jonah_n 1._o 12._o heb._n 11._o 38._o 1_o thess_n 4._o 13._o act._n 19_o 25._o rev._n 7._o 17._o psal_n 16._o 11._o 1_o john_n 3._o 16._o tertul._n pliny_n act_n 5._o 41._o matt._n 11._o 4._o luke_n 9_o 31._o 1_o thes_n 2._o 19_o 20._o dan._n 10._o 13._o revel_v 21._o 8._o heb._n 11._o 10._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 9_o 2_o cor._n 12._o 4._o