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be_v put_v to_o death_n at_o valerianus_n commandment_n 255._o 22._o stephen_n stephen_n a_o roman_a bear_v a_o man_n in_o all_o point_n just_a and_o good_a and_o one_o that_o be_v count_v worthy_a to_o have_v the_o ecclesiastical_a function_n whereupon_o as_o wicelius_n saithe_v the_o church_n give_v we_o many_o worthy_a example_n of_o prelate_n so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v call_v but_o bishop_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n while_o galienus_n a_o wicked_a emperor_n rage_v steven_n anno_fw-la 257._o after_o he_o have_v convert_v many_o of_o the_o gentiles_n to_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n lose_v his_o head_n be_v with_o many_o other_o sacrifice_v to_o god_n receive_v the_o crown_n of_o justice_n 23._o sixtus_n the_o second_o sixtus_n the_o second_o be_v a_o grecian_a bear_v in_o athens_n he_o be_v of_o a_o worldly_a philosopher_n become_v christ_n his_o disciple_n and_o of_o a_o earthly_a man_n make_v a_o heavenly_a steward_n do_v shine_v like_o a_o ornament_n of_o the_o church_n &_o 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kind_n of_o teach_v â–ª_o be_v condemn_v to_o such_o a_o vile_a service_n and_o be_v thus_o daily_o torment_v with_o stink_n and_o noisomeness_n at_o length_n give_v up_o the_o ghost_n anno_fw-la 308._o 30._o eusebius_n evsebius_fw-la a_o grecian_a be_v a_o very_a godly_a man_n a_o doctor_n and_o teacher_n among_o the_o christian_n govern_v the_o church_n in_o the_o great_a storm_n of_o persecution_n he_o travayl_v stout_o in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o well_o at_o rome_n as_o else_o where_o through_o his_o country_n in_o the_o time_n of_o maxentius_n that_o horrible_a tyrant_n until_o he_o be_v destroy_v by_o martyrdom_n as_o massaeus_n write_v anno_fw-la 309._o whereupon_o as_o mantuan_n write_v a_o angel_n say_v to_o basill_n of_o thing_n that_o be_v reveal_v to_o i_o i_o will_v make_v the_o understand_v the_o joyful_a day_n of_o