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death_n be_v cut_v of_o from_o so_o bloodilie_a occupy_v that_o room_n any_o long_o i_o omit_v the_o strange_a and_o sudden_a death_n of_o the_o chief_a knight_n &_o gentleman_n in_o devon_n shire_n who_o present_o upon_o their_o cruel_a &_o uniuste_a handelinge_n &_o produce_v certain_a catholic_a stranger_n by_o god_n justice_n soon_o dye_v &_o to_o the_o terror_n of_o other_o be_v appay_v with_o they_o be_v due_a revenge_n i_o omit_v the_o wonderful_a stay_n and_o stand_v of_o the_o thames_n the_o same_o day_n that_o father_n campian_n and_o his_o company_n be_v martyr_v to_o the_o great_a marvel_n of_o the_o citizen_n and_o mariner_n i_o omit_v the_o like_a stay_n of_o the_o ryver_n trente_a about_o the_o same_o tyme._n which_o accident_n though_o some_o will_v impute_v to_o other_o cause_n yet_o happen_v at_o such_o special_a time_n when_o so_o open_a &_o unnatural_a injustice_n be_v do_v they_o can_v be_v but_o interpret_v as_o token_n of_o god_n indignation_n for_o do_v not_o think_v but_o that_o he_o have_v as_o much_o care_n of_o his_o servant_n now_o as_o in_o former_a age_n he_o have_v he_o be_v as_o much_o enemy_n to_o wickedness_n now_o as_o than_o he_o be_v and_o no_o less_o able_a to_o revenge_v that_o which_o he_o mislyke_v than_o heretofore_o he_o have_v be_v as_o the_o rehearse_v example_n may_v geve_v you_o proof_n we_o speak_v not_o this_o in_o way_n of_o dare_v for_o as_o tertullian_n say_v to_o scapula_n non_fw-la vos_fw-la terremus_fw-la qui_fw-la nec_fw-la timemus_fw-la sed_fw-la velimus_fw-la ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la saluos_fw-la facere_fw-la possimus_fw-la monendo_fw-la mi_fw-mi theoma_fw-it chin_n we_o fright_v you_o not_o for_o we_o fear_v you_o not_o but_o our_o desire_n be_v to_o help_v all_o to_o salvation_n and_o to_o warn_v they_o not_o to_o bid_v god_n battle_n the_o priest_n and_o catholic_n who_o you_o persecute_v be_v stone_n that_o god_n throw_v at_o you_o to_o make_v you_o by_o they_o be_v example_n and_o exhortation_n to_o leave_v feed_v upon_o the_o carrion_n of_o sin_n and_o heresy_n but_o you_o like_v enrage_v hound_n break_v your_o tooth_n upon_o the_o stone_n not_o consider_v the_o hand_n that_o throw_v it_o but_o as_o for_o we_o our_o count_n be_v cast_v and_o our_o reckon_n know_v &_o this_o only_a i_o speak_v to_o warn_v you_o of_o your_o erroure_n if_o god_n suffer_v you_o while_o you_o break_v your_o own_o tooth_n to_o worow_n also_o we_o &_o to_o butcher_v our_o body_n we_o know_v he_o do_v it_o not_o for_o our_o harm_n but_o s._n chrisostome_n well_o say_v that_o as_o the_o cunning_a artificer_n to_o abetter_v a_o image_n do_v first_o melt_v and_o dissolve_v it_o ignerara_fw-mi to_o cast_v it_o afterward_o in_o a_o more_o perfect_v mould_n so_o god_n permit_v our_o flesh_n by_o you_o to_o be_v mangle_v to_o make_v it_o more_o glorious_a in_o the_o second_o cast_v and_o as_o a_o cunning_a embroiderer_n have_v a_o piece_n of_o tear_a or_o fret_a velvet_n for_o his_o ground_n so_o contryve_v and_o draw_v his_o work_n that_o the_o fret_a place_n be_v wrought_v over_o with_o curious_a knot_n or_o flower_n they_o far_o excel_v in_o show_v the_o other_o whole_a part_n of_o the_o velvet_n so_o god_n be_v to_o work_v upon_o the_o ground_n of_o our_o body_n by_o you_o so_o rend_v &_o dismember_v will_v cover_v the_o rupture_n breach_n &_o wound_n which_o you_o have_v make_v with_o so_o unspeakable_a glory_n that_o the_o whole_a part_n which_o you_o leave_v shall_v be_v high_o beautify_v by_o they_o and_o as_o the_o papere_a of_o old_a rot_a shredde_n often_o time_n gather_v out_o of_o unclean_a dunghill_n by_o his_o industry_n make_v so_o fine_o white_a and_o clean_a paper_n that_o it_o be_v apt_a to_o receyve_v any_o curious_a draw_v paint_v or_o limminge_n so_o our_o scatter_a
90._o pallad_n in_o histor_n lansiaca_n damascen_n in_o vita_fw-la barlaam_n et_fw-fr josophat_n lindanus_n 〈◊〉_d dubitant_n iren._n l._n 1._o ca._n 21_o l._n 1._o cap._n 5_o angust_n l._n 1_o de_fw-fr bapt_a ca._n 6._o l_o de_fw-la 50._o haeres_fw-la she_o 46._o epipha_n l._n 1_o con_v haeritom_n 3_o l_o ah_o tom_n 1_o ruffian_n l._n 10_o histor_n ca_fw-mi 25_o hillar_n l._n ad_fw-la constant._n eua._n l._n 3_o &_o 4_o histor_n orgen_fw-ge hom_n 4_o in_o cantic_a chriso_v hoâ—_n in_o 4_o cor_fw-la irâ—ne_n l._n 1._o ca_fw-mi origen_n l._n 10._o in_o â—p_n ad_fw-la rom_n ca._n 14_o 14_o vincen._n con_v proph_n her_o novit_fw-la novit_fw-la iren._n l._n 1._o ca._n 29._o 29._o l._n con_v flori_fw-la apud_fw-la euseb._n l._n 5_o histor_n c._n 20._o 20._o vincen._n lit_fw-fr lit_fw-fr iren._n l._n 3._o tertul._n de_fw-fr prescript_n prescript_n epiphen_n her_o 69_o aug._n l._n 5._o con_v maxim_n maxim_n basilius_n de_fw-fr spi_v sanct_n c._n 27_o 27_o epiph._n her_o 75_o 75_o basil._n ancyr_n crone_n habita_fw-la in_o 7_o sinodo_fw-la sinodo_fw-la aug._n she_o 54_o clem._n l._n 5_o recog_n 49.11_o 49.11_o jidem_fw-la ibid._n ibid._n clem._n l._n 5_o recog_n recog_n aug_n her_o 11_o 11_o aug_n she_o 49_o hieron_n pro_fw-la logo_fw-la dialog_n contra_fw-la pelag_n pelag_n euseb_n l_o 7_o histor_n c._n 26._o 26._o basilius_n l._n 1_o in_o eunom_n eunom_n aug_n her_o 82_o hieron_n l_o contra_fw-la joviniatum_n joviniatum_n aug_n her_o 49_o 49_o theodor_n l._n 4_o haret_n fab_n fab_n gregor_n l._n 4_o mora_fw-la c_o 3_o 3_o theodor_n dial_n 3._o circa_fw-la medium_n medium_n theodor_n dial_n 3._o circa_fw-la medium_n medium_n lanfrane_n l_o con_v beren_n beren_n synod_n 7_o 7_o august_n she_o 49_o 49_o hieron_n 1_n con_v pelaeg_n pelaeg_n greg_n l_o 4_o dial_n 34_o 34_o hieron_n con_v vigilant_a vigilant_a epiphan_n her_o 55_o aug_n her_o 73_o 73_o damasce_n l_o the_o 102_o her_n here_o here_o socrat_n l_o 2_o ca_fw-mi 33_o da_fw-la sup_v sup_v socrat_n l_o 2_o ca_fw-mi 33_o da_fw-la sup_v sup_v theod_n l_o 3_o de_fw-mi she_o fab_v fab_v vide_fw-la prate_n â—hâ—n_n â—hâ—n_n epiphan_n her_o 49_o 49_o tertulin_n scorpiaco_fw-it scorpiaco_fw-it socrat._n l._n 2_o cap_n 33_o 33_o epipha_n her_o 53_o 53_o hieron_n l_o 1_o contra_fw-la jovini_fw-la jovini_fw-la aug_n de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la ad_fw-la quoà uult_fw-la deum_fw-la deum_fw-la epiphan_n de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la hilar_n l_o 2._o de_fw-la trinit_fw-la iren_n l._n 3_o ca._n â—_o hieron_n in_o con_v 〈◊〉_d chron_n 〈◊〉_d sebâ—_n â—_o pipâ—_n she_o 27._o aug._n epis_n 165_o basilde_v spiritu_fw-la sanct_n ca_fw-mi 2d_o greg_n in_o vita_fw-la eius_fw-la hieron_n de_fw-fr viris_fw-la ilust_n in_o vitis_fw-la eroum_n greg._n l._n 3._o c._n 2_o 3_o greg_n l_o 9_o ep_n 58_o bed_n l_o hist_o ca_fw-mi 31_o beda_n l_o 3.4.5_o hist._n bern._n in_o vita_fw-la malachia_n 1_o cor._n 1_o plin._n 2._o l._n 10._o ep._n matt._n 7_o cap._n 7_o the_o seven_o comfort_n in_o tribulation_n be_v that_o the_o state_n of_o the_o persecute_v in_o a_o good_a cause_n be_v honourable_a can._n â—_o isa._n 16_o cyprian_n de_fw-fr mortalitate_fw-la luc._n 11_o 1_o cor._n â—_o act_n 14_o ecclesi_n 8_o amb._n ser._n de_fw-fr passâ—o_n maxim_n ser._n de_fw-fr mart._n gala._n 6_o tert._n apoâ—_n ca._n 30_o can._n 4_o tertul._n de_fw-fr fuga_fw-la in_o persecut_fw-la gene._n 28_o deut._n 33_o jud._n 7_o chrisost._n hom_o 29_o in_o ep._n ad_fw-la rom._n apoc._n l4_n cap._n 8._o the_o eight_o comfort_n in_o our_o tribulation_n be_v the_o honour_n of_o imprisonment_n in_o a_o good_a cause_n cip._n ep._n 4_o cyprian_n ibid._n cip._n ep._n â—9_n cap._n â—_o cipri_n ep._n 56_o chriso_v in_o ca._n 4._o ad_fw-la ephesâ—_n ibidem_fw-la chrisost._n ibid_fw-la act._n 5_o matt._n 5_o act._n 16_o act._n 28_o act._n 27_o act._n 24_o philip._n 1_o pas._n 15_o ecclesi_n â—_o gen._n 39_o jerem._n 33_o judiâ—_n 16_o â—_o paral._n 35_o jona._n 2_o gene._n 54_o osâ—â—_n 4_o dan._n 6_o dan._n 3_o basil._n hom._n â—_o de_fw-fr ieiunio_fw-la act._n 12_o dan._n 14_o act._n 24_o ecclesi_n 4_o gen._n 39_o psal._n 10_o psal._n 68_o psal._n 78_o matt._n 1â—_n chrisost._n hom_o 18._o in_o 1._o ep._n ad_fw-la tim._n cip._n ep._n 4_o cip._n ep._n 39_o cip_n ibid._n sap._n 10_o cipri_n ep._n 63._o psal._n 43_o tertul._n li._n ad_fw-la martyr_n cipri_n ep._n 16_o cap._n 9_o the_o nyne_v comfort_n be_v thâ—_n death_n in_o itself_o be_v comfortable_a to_o the_o good_a cipr_fw-la ep_n â—3_n chrisost._n hom_n 46._o in_o matt_n bernâ—r_n ad_fw-la mi_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d templi_fw-la ps._n 141._o sap._n 9_o bernaâ—_n joan._n 16._o eccl._n 4_o ibid_fw-la 44._o hâ—m_fw-la 7._o in_o ep_n ad_fw-la â—ob_v psa._n 106._o aug_n in_o sententiis_fw-la a_o pros_n per._n collectis_fw-la sententia_fw-la 〈…〉_o sap._n â—_o ps_n 102._o job._n 13._o jacob_n 4._o chrisost._n hom_n 24_o in_o ep_n ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d chrisâ—st_v ep_v 6_o ibid._n hom._n â—_o ep_v ad_fw-la coloss_n gregor_n nazi_n 〈…〉_o aâ—andis_fw-fr sap._n 5._o basilius_n in_o psal._n prinâ—â—_n greg._n l._n 11_o mâ—â—_n ca._n 26._o innoc._n 3._o l._n 1._o dâ—_n contempt_n mâ—â—l_a c._n 24_o vel_fw-la secundum_fw-la alios_fw-la c._n â—â—_o chrisost_o hom_n 10._o in_o matt_n chriso_v ep_v â—_o ad_fw-la eutrop._n gen._n 3._o dan_n 14._o ecclesi_n 1._o apoc._n 14._o job._n 11._o luc._n 2._o hieron_n in_o vita_fw-la hilarionis_fw-la possidorius_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d s_o agust_n capâ—_n 17_o ibid._n cip._n l._n de_fw-fr mortali_fw-la ibidem_fw-la psa_n â—â—_o amb_n l._n dâ—_n bonâ—_n mortis_fw-la cap_n 7_o cap._n 10_o that_o the_o violâ—nt_a death_n and_o forego_v torment_n be_v tolerable_a in_o a_o good_a cause_n 1._o reg_n 17._o jud_v 16._o 1._o reg._n 4._o 4_o reg_n 9_o act._n 7_o joâ—n_n 12_o richâ—rd_n whiâ—e_n mart._n tertul._n ad_fw-la mart_n cip_n add_v dona._n cip._n ep._n 2._o ad_fw-la demetrium_n idem_fw-la ep_n 6_o aâ—â—câ—_n lâ—â—_n congent_a in_o fiâ—â—_n apolog_fw-la â—t_z hâ—â—â—_n 11_o â—_o reg_n â—â—_o matt._n 27_o tertul_n ad_fw-la man_n gen_n 4_o 2._o paâ—_n 24_o tertul._n l._n ad_fw-la mart._n tertul._n defâ—g_v in_o persâ—cut_n tertul._n in_o scorp_n tertul_n 〈◊〉_d cip._n open_fw-mi 6â—_n epâ—â—_n 6._o psal._n 6â—_n cip._n ep._n â—â—_o tertuâ—â—_n in_o scorp_n tertul._n ibid._n 1._o cor._n â—_o tâ—rtul_n iâ—â—d_n chrisostom_n 〈◊〉_d 4_o in_o 〈◊〉_d tertull._n apolog_fw-la cap._n ult._n philip._n 1._o luc._n 1â—_n luc._n 14._o exod_n 9_o matt._n 1â—_n can_v 5._o luc._n 22._o 4_o reg._n 2._o jud_v 7._o gen_n 39_o maâ—_n 14_o cip_n l._n the_o morâ—alâ—_n genâ—_n 4_o 4_o reg_n â—_o act._n â—_o cap._n 11_o the_o eleven_o comfort_n that_o martyrdom_n be_v glorious_a in_o itself_o most_o profitable_a to_o the_o church_n and_o honourable_a to_o the_o martyr_n 〈◊〉_d 1â—_n philip_n â—_o august_n l_o dâ—_n virgin_n ca._n 46_o tâ—â—_n 6_o aug_n ad_fw-la fortune_n l._n the_o â—ccl_n dâ—gmat_fw-la c_o â—â—_o tom_fw-mi 3_o cip._n the_o singul_n â—lericor_n versus_fw-la â—ineâ—â—_n apoc._n 7_o iâ—_n scorpiaco_n epiphan_n 〈◊〉_d exod._n 1â—_n jos_n 2.3_o heâ—t_v 6â—_n 4._o reg._n 5_o joan._n 9_o joan._n 5_o cip._n the_o landâ—_n martyr_n chrisost._n ep_v ad_fw-la neophi_fw-la ecclesi_n 9_o aâ—g_n de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la apost_n the_o die_v day_n of_o mâ—â—â—tyrs_n call_v birth_n day_n aug_n in_o eâ—cheridi_fw-la ca._n 64_o aug._n tract_n 22_o in_o c._n 5._o joan._n origen_n l_o 3_o in_o job._n in_o illud_fw-la perâ—â—â—_n dies_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la natus_fw-la sâ—â—_n chrysolog_fw-la ser._n 119._o cyprian_n l._n dâ—_n mortal_a aut_fw-la alius_fw-la 〈◊〉_d noâ—inâ—_n 〈◊〉_d editione_n gagnâ—i_n hâ—m_fw-la 5â—â—_n de_fw-fr genesio_fw-la martyrdom_n beneficial_a to_o the_o church_n chrisost._n serm_n invent_v &_o max._n mart_n cipr._n the_o laâ—â—_n mart_n theod._n serm_n 9_o the_o cur_n grâ—can_n affect_v hilar._n de_fw-fr trin_n l._n 4._o ps._n 23._o exod_n â—_o epiphan_n in_o auchoraâ—_n cant._n 1._o ambros_n serm_v 92._o de_fw-la nazaâ—â—o_n et_fw-fr celso_n cyprian_n de_fw-fr laud._n mart_n matt._n 7._o luc._n 13._o tertull._n ad_fw-la scapulam_fw-la aug._n 22_o de_fw-fr ci_fw-fr 6.6_o philo_n l._n 2._o logis_fw-la allegory_n hieron_n q_o 1â—_n ad_fw-la hedâ—bron_n cyprian_n de_fw-fr lau_fw-fr de_fw-fr martyriâ—_n cyprian_n aut_fw-la altus_fw-la eius_fw-la nomine_fw-la de_fw-la duplici_fw-la martirio_fw-la psa._n â—1_n psa._n 4â—_n cant_n 1_o zachar_n 9_o 1_o machab_n â—â—_o sap_n 3_o tertull_n l_o de_fw-la anima_fw-la c_o 32_o in_o vita_fw-la malachi_n isa._n 49._o rom._n 19_o act._n 9_o luc._n 24._o joan._n 12._o amb._n serm_n 3â—_n in_o psa._n beati_fw-la immaculati_fw-la in_o via_fw-la cant_n 1._o hieron_n q_o 11_o â—d_a herb_n â—_o cor_fw-la 2_o eccl_n 45â—_n sap._n 4._o luc._n 10._o matt._n â—â—_o august_n psa_n 17_o isa._n 6â—_n ihon._n 7_o psa._n 67_o deut._n 3â—_n psa_n 64_o ibid._n isa._n 4â—_n use_v 1â—_n isa._n â—â—_o isa_n 6â—_n 〈…〉_o exod_n 12_o aug._n serm_n 〈…〉_o cypr._n de_fw-fr duplici_fw-la martyrio_fw-la exod_n 24_o ambros_n serâ—_n 92._o do_v naâ—ario_n et_fw-fr celso_n cypri_n de_fw-fr laâ—d_n mart._n ibid._n martyrdom_n most_o glorious_a to_o the_o