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piece_n of_o linen_n the_o blood_n that_o stream_v from_o paula_n martyrrol_n rom._n iii._o fib_n idem_fw-la three_o jun._n de_fw-fr s._n paula_n their_o wound_n and_o to_o preserve_v it_o in_o vial_n and_o put_v it_o in_o the_o sepulcher_n with_o their_o body_n seven_o woman_n be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o have_v thus_o gather_v up_o the_o drop_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o st._n blaesus_n and_o when_o st._n diac._n pont._n diac._n cyprian_n be_v behead_v the_o faithful_a spread_v piece_n of_o linen_n cloth_n all_o about_o paterno_n v._o acta_fw-la ss_z thara_n etc._n etc._n a_o 290._o &_o st._n bonif._n a_o 505._o martyr_n rom._n xxi_o aug._n de_fw-fr s._n paterno_n he_o to_o receive_v his_o blood_n they_o be_v no_o less_o careful_a to_o carry_v off_o the_o body_n of_o the_o martyr_n or_o gather_v up_o the_o remainder_n of_o they_o for_o there_o be_v often_o nothing_o leave_v of_o they_o but_o bone_n or_o ash_n as_o when_o they_o be_v burn_v to_o death_n or_o devour_v by_o wild_a beast_n and_o thence_o come_v the_o name_n of_o relic_n they_o spare_v no_o expense_n to_o redeem_v they_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o executioner_n and_o give_v they_o a_o honourable_a interment_n and_o this_o very_a thing_n cost_v many_o of_o they_o their_o own_o life_n there_o be_v many_o example_n of_o those_o who_o abundio_n martyr_n rom._n xvii_o feb._n de_fw-fr s._n juliano_n seven_o dec._n de_fw-fr s._n agathone_n v._o mart._n de_fw-fr s._n nicandro_n xxi_o aug._n de_fw-fr s._n paterno_n three_o mart._n de_fw-fr s._n aâ—â—erio_n xvii_o dec._n xxvi_o aug._n de_fw-fr s._n irenaeo_n &_o abundio_n suffer_v martyrdom_n themselves_o for_o have_v kiss_v the_o dead_a body_n of_o the_o martyr_n or_o for_o have_v hinder_v other_o from_o insult_v they_o after_o their_o death_n or_o for_o have_v search_v for_o their_o corpse_n to_o give_v they_o christian_a burial_n some_o have_v be_v throw_v into_o the_o common_a shore_n for_o have_v draw_v out_o of_o they_o the_o body_n of_o the_o saint_n st._n asterius_n the_o senator_n gain_v to_o himself_o the_o crown_n of_o martyrdom_n by_o his_o have_v be_v see_v to_o carry_v on_o his_o shoulder_n the_o dead_a body_n of_o a_o martyr_n the_o disciple_n of_o st._n ignatius_n carry_v his_o relic_n as_o far_o as_o from_o rome_n to_o antioch_n this_o care_n which_o the_o christian_n show_v i._n roma_fw-it subterran_n l._n i_o c._n two_o iii._o epist_n eccles_n vine_n apud_fw-la eus_n v._o c._n i._n to_o preserve_v the_o relic_n of_o the_o saint_n make_v their_o persecutor_n on_o the_o other_o side_n as_o careful_a to_o mangle_v and_o tear_v asunder_o the_o body_n of_o the_o martyr_n after_o their_o death_n and_o scatter_v abroad_o every_o part_n and_o particle_n of_o they_o and_o thus_o they_o think_v they_o shall_v lessen_v their_o hope_n of_o a_o future_a resurrection_n you_o do_v but_o abuse_v yourselves_o say_v they_o with_o false_a hope_n in_o imagine_v that_o your_o body_n shall_v be_v preserve_v to_o that_o day_n you_o expect_v to_o receive_v they_o again_o you_o think_v to_o have_v they_o embalm_v and_o wrap_v up_o in_o the_o rich_a dress_n those_o woman_n infatuate_v with_o your_o idle_a fancy_n design_v to_o bestow_v upon_o they_o but_o leave_v that_o care_n to_o we_o we_o will_v see_v your_o body_n fair_o dispose_v of_o they_o cast_v they_o to_o be_v devour_v by_o wild_a beast_n they_o throw_v their_o corpse_n among_o those_o of_o the_o gladiator_n vinc._n acta_fw-la s._n tharaci_fw-la etc._n etc._n prudent_a de_fw-fr s._n vinc._n or_o other_o malefactor_n they_o tie_v great_a stone_n to_o their_o body_n and_o so_o cast_v they_o into_o deep_a river_n they_o burn_v they_o and_o scatter_v their_o ash_n in_o the_o air._n but_o for_o all_o these_o precaution_n the_o great_a part_n of_o their_o relic_n be_v preserve_v either_o by_o the_o extraordinary_a zeal_n of_o the_o faithful_a or_o by_o the_o miracle_n which_o god_n himself_o often_o wrought_v upon_o these_o occasion_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o have_v lay_v the_o bone_n of_o the_o martyr_n in_o their_o tomb_n they_o pay_v great_a honour_n to_o the_o tomb_n themselves_o aug._n ap._n bar._n in_o martyr_n ix_o aug._n where_o they_o lay_v after_o they_o have_v put_v s._n laurence_n in_o the_o grave_a say_v the_o act_n they_o xxxiv_o martyr_n xvii_o janu_fw-la de_fw-la s._n s._n diodoro_n etc._n etc._n twelve_o aug._n de_fw-fr s._n hilaria_n fourteen_o febr._n de_fw-fr s._n s._n proculo_n etc._n etc._n xxiii_o janu._n de_fw-fr s._n emerent_fw-la tertull._n de_fw-fr coronâ_fw-la c._n iii._o cypr._n ep._n xxxiv_o fast_v and_o watch_v there_o three_o night_n together_o with_o a_o vast_a concourse_n of_o christian_n the_o priest_n st._n justin_n offer_v the_o sacrifice_n and_o they_o all_o communicate_v many_o saint_n have_v suffer_v martyrdom_n for_o be_v take_v watch_v or_o pray_v at_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o martyr_n or_o celebrate_v their_o feast_n which_o be_v annual_o do_v as_o appaer_n by_o the_o testimony_n of_o tertullian_n and_o cyprian_n they_o who_o life_n they_o spare_v be_v either_o banish_v at_o large_a or_o else_o oblige_v to_o confessor_n xix_o the_o confessor_n suffer_v that_o which_o the_o roman_n call_a deportation_n which_o be_v a_o more_o rigorous_a sort_n of_o banishment_n and_o account_v a_o civil_a death_n these_o exile_n be_v send_v either_o into_o the_o less_o inhabit_a island_n or_o into_o barbarous_a country_n upon_o the_o frontier_n of_o the_o empire_n banishment_n at_o large_a be_v for_o person_n of_o the_o best_a quality_n deportation_n for_o those_o of_o a_o low_a condition_n but_o the_o mean_a of_o all_o be_v common_o condemn_v to_o labour_v in_o the_o public_a martyr_n v._o serm._n cypr._n ad_fw-la martyr_n work_n especial_o in_o the_o mine_n they_o be_v make_v slave_n to_o the_o state_n and_o therefore_o general_o have_v a_o mark_n brand_v on_o inscripti_fw-la inscripti_fw-la their_o forehead_n with_o a_o red-hot-iron_n by_o which_o they_o may_v be_v know_v if_o they_o make_v their_o escape_n they_o have_v always_o iron_n on_o their_o leg_n be_v poor_o feed_v pitiful_o clad_v often_o beat_v and_o wretched_o abuse_v in_o short_a their_o condition_n be_v at_o least_o as_o miserable_a as_o be_v now_o that_o of_o galleyslave_n 3._o const_n apost_n v._o c._n i_o 3._o their_o fellow_n christian_n take_v great_a care_n to_o relieve_v they_o and_o as_o much_o as_o be_v possible_a to_o make_v the_o hardship_n put_v upon_o they_o more_o tolerable_a all_o those_o that_o die_v in_o this_o condition_n for_o the_o faith_n be_v thrasone_n martyr_n xi_o dec._n de_fw-fr s._n thrasone_n count_v in_o the_o number_n of_o martyr_n and_o they_o who_o ever_o return_v out_o of_o their_o exile_n or_o slavery_n be_v place_v in_o the_o rank_n of_o confessor_n for_o this_o be_v a_o name_n give_v in_o common_a to_o all_o those_o who_o have_v undergon_v any_o suffer_v for_o the_o faith_n and_o general_o to_o all_o those_o who_o have_v make_v a_o public_a confession_n of_o their_o faith_n before_o the_o judge_n they_o have_v great_a honour_n pay_v they_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o life_n and_o be_v often_o advance_v to_o holy_a order_n for_o their_o constancy_n but_o as_o for_o such_o who_o have_v be_v overcome_v penance_n xx._n excommunication_n and_o penance_n by_o persecution_n so_o as_o to_o have_v renounce_v their_o faith_n though_o it_o be_v pure_o out_o of_o weakness_n and_o under_o the_o violence_n of_o torment_n yet_o unless_o they_o submit_v to_o do_v public_a penance_n they_o be_v excommunicate_v excommunication_n deprive_v they_o not_o only_o of_o the_o use_n of_o the_o sacrament_n but_o also_o debar_v they_o two_o const_n apost_n v._o c._n two_o from_o enter_v the_o church_n or_o hold_v any_o correspondence_n with_o the_o faithful_a no_o man_n will_v eat_v with_o they_o or_o so_o much_o as_o speak_v to_o they_o every_o one_o shun_v they_o as_o one_o
will_v do_v person_n infect_v with_o the_o plague_n and_o so_o st._n paul_n command_v 10._o 1_o cor._n v._o 9_o 10._o that_o wicked_a christian_n shall_v be_v more_o shun_v than_o even_o the_o heathen_n themselves_o for_o from_o the_o heathen_n they_o can_v not_o absolute_o separate_a without_o go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n nor_o be_v the_o apostate_n to_o idolatry_n the_o only_a person_n thus_o use_v the_o same_o discipline_n pass_v upon_o heretic_n schismatic_n and_o all_o notorious_a offender_n for_o there_o be_v some_o bad_a christian_n even_o in_o the_o best_a time_n of_o the_o church_n st._n paul_n write_v to_o the_o corinthian_n complain_v 21._o 2._o cor._n twelve_o 21._o that_o there_o be_v among_o they_o many_o person_n guilty_a of_o gross_a uncleaness_n who_o have_v not_o do_v penance_n for_o their_o sin_n and_o to_o the_o philippian_n that_o there_o be_v many_o among_o they_o who_o he_o call_v enemy_n to_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n such_o as_o 18._o phil._n iii._o 18._o these_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o faithful_a there_o be_v scarce_o xxxi_o epist_n cleri_fw-la rom_n ad_fw-la cypr_fw-la xxxi_o any_o but_o bishop_n or_o priest_n that_o may_v converse_v with_o they_o and_o they_o only_o in_o order_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o repentance_n so_o long_o as_o there_o be_v any_o hope_n of_o it_o beside_o they_o do_v not_o cease_v to_o pray_v for_o they_o and_o thus_o they_o treat_v those_o who_o do_v not_o offer_v themselves_o to_o penance_n as_o for_o those_o that_o do_v they_o be_v receive_v with_o a_o great_a compassion_n but_o temper_v with_o discretion_n they_o be_v make_v to_o understand_v that_o this_o be_v a_o favour_n not_o over_o hasty_o to_o be_v grant_v and_o therefore_o they_o common_o take_v some_o time_n to_o try_v whether_o their_o return_n be_v hearty_a and_o sincere_a pennance_n be_v impose_v public_o in_o the_o church_n where_o the_o offender_n clothe_v in_o sackcloth_n and_o cover_v with_o ash_n throw_v himself_o down_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o congregation_n embrace_v the_o knee_n xiii_o tertull._n the_o poenitent_n c._n xi_o &_o de_fw-fr pudic._n c._n xiii_o of_o the_o faithful_a and_o kiss_v their_o foot_n to_o move_v their_o compassion_n and_o obtain_v their_o prayer_n to_o which_o the_o bishop_n also_o exhort_v they_o in_o a_o discourse_n particular_o make_v upon_o that_o occasion_n the_o penitent_n be_v still_o keep_v upon_o trial_n and_o enjoin_v many_o laborious_a exercise_n they_o oblige_v he_o to_o fast_a either_o constant_o or_o at_o least_o very_a often_o and_o live_v only_o on_o bread_n and_o water_n or_o some_o such_o hard_a fare_n proportion_v his_o abstinence_n according_a to_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o nature_n the_o grievousness_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o the_o fervour_n of_o his_o repentance_n they_o cause_v he_o to_o continue_v in_o prayer_n for_o a_o long_a time_n together_o either_o kneel_v upon_o his_o knee_n or_o lie_v flat_a upon_o the_o ground_n to_o watch_v to_o lie_v upon_o the_o bare_a ground_n to_o give_v alm_n according_a to_o his_o ability_n during_o the_o time_n of_o his_o penance_n he_o be_v to_o abstain_v not_o only_o from_o all_o recreation_n but_o also_o from_o ordinary_a conversation_n to_o keep_v no_o company_n meddle_v with_o no_o business_n nor_o have_v any_o communication_n somuch_o as_o with_o the_o faithful_a themselves_o except_o in_o case_n of_o great_a necessity_n he_o go_v to_o the_o church_n but_o it_o be_v only_a to_o hear_v the_o sermon_n and_o prayer_n and_o be_v not_o admit_v to_o the_o sacrament_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o bishop_n either_o in_o etc._n const._n apost_n lib._n 2._o c._n 61._o 7_o etc._n etc._n his_o own_o person_n visited_n the_o penitent_n or_o send_v some_o priest_n to_o examine_v and_o deal_v with_o they_o according_a to_o the_o disposition_n he_o find_v in_o they_o upon_o which_o he_o be_v very_o exact_a in_o make_v his_o observation_n some_o he_o awaken_v with_o terror_n and_o to_o other_o xli_o ibid._n xli_o he_o administer_v consolation_n various_o init_fw-la chrysost_n two_o sacerd._n init_fw-la accommodate_v his_o application_n to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o patient_n and_o the_o symptom_n of_o the_o distemper_n for_o the_o prelate_n look_v upon_o the_o discipline_n of_o penance_n as_o a_o sort_n of_o spiritual_a physic_n and_o conclude_v that_o nineteeen_o ambros._n in_o psalm_n 37._o &_o 3_o epist_n nineteeen_o the_o cure_n of_o a_o disease_a soul_n require_v at_o least_o as_o much_o skill_n and_o management_n and_o patience_n and_o attendance_n as_o that_o of_o the_o body_n for_o they_o know_v that_o vicious_a habit_n be_v not_o to_o be_v remove_v but_o by_o a_o long_a course_n of_o time_n and_o a_o most_o exact_a regimen_n thus_o in_o time_n pennance_n come_v alex._n epist_n can._n s._n greg._n thaum_n epist_n can._n petr._n alex._n to_o be_v distinguish_v into_o its_o different_a degree_n and_o to_o have_v the_o term_n of_o its_o continuance_n state_v but_o all_o that_o depend_v much_o upon_o the_o descreton_n of_o the_o bishop_n as_o they_o be_v careful_a not_o to_o discourage_v antonian_a cypr._n ep._n 52._o ad_fw-la antonian_a their_o penitent_n by_o too_o excessive_a a_o severity_n which_o may_v make_v they_o become_v desperate_a and_o prove_v a_o temptation_n to_o they_o to_o relinquish_v the_o faith_n and_o to_o revolt_n to_o paganism_n so_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n they_o find_v it_o necessary_a to_o check_v their_o impatience_n 31_o cler._n rom._n ep_v 31_o as_o know_v that_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o hurtful_a to_o they_o than_o too_o early_a a_o absolution_n aperfect_a reconciliation_n be_v never_o grant_v till_o they_o see_v it_o seek_v corn._n cypr._n ep._n iu._n ad_fw-la corn._n for_o with_o tear_n and_o merit_v by_o a_o effectual_a reformation_n of_o their_o manner_n there_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v get_v by_o importunity_n much_o less_o by_o menace_n those_o bishop_n who_o outbrave_v the_o persecution_n of_o the_o heathen_n be_v not_o to_o be_v frighten_v with_o word_n from_o their_o own_o child_n the_o time_n of_o penance_n be_v always_o long_o at_o least_o unless_o there_o be_v some_o special_a reason_n for_o the_o shorten_n of_o it_o as_o the_o extraordinary_a fervour_n of_o the_o penitent_a a_o mortal_a distemper_n or_o present_a persecution_n etc._n v._o s._n cypr._n ep._n li._n epist_n 3._o apud_fw-la cypr_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o in_o such_o a_o case_n they_o be_v careful_a not_o to_o let_v they_o die_v without_o the_o sacrament_n this_o dispensation_n which_o shorten_v the_o regular_a penance_n be_v call_v indulgence_n and_o be_v often_o grant_v upon_o the_o request_n of_o confessor_n in_o prison_n or_o exile_n if_o the_o penitent_a during_o the_o time_n of_o his_o penance_n commit_v any_o new_a crime_n he_o be_v oblige_v to_o begin_v his_o penance_n again_o if_o they_o see_v his_o punishment_n do_v no_o good_a upon_o he_o nor_o produce_v any_o change_n in_o his_o life_n 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vow_n of_o celibacy_n and_o poverty_n have_v be_v inconvenient_a and_o but_o ill_o keep_v this_o may_v have_v be_v prevent_v by_o the_o omission_n of_o of_o they_o for_o as_o this_o author_n observe_v we_o see_v no_o solemn_a vow_n in_o these_o first_o time_n st._n chrysostom_n speak_v of_o a_o monk_n return_v to_o the_o world_n as_o of_o a_o thing_n altogether_o free_a again_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o monk_n in_o imitation_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n spend_v much_o of_o their_o time_n in_o read_v the_o holy_a scripture_n the_o rule_n of_o st._n benedict_n prescribe_v the_o same_o to_o his_o monk_n and_o more_o particular_o that_o all_o the_o time_n of_o lent_n and_o on_o sunday_n they_o shall_v apply_v themselves_o only_o to_o this_o exercise_n he_o judicious_o remark_n how_v forge_v book_n and_o pretend_a miracle_n gain_v credit_n for_o want_v of_o critical_a learning_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o antiquity_n they_o be_v ready_a to_o receive_v such_o suppositious_a 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more_o religion_n say_v mr._n fleury_n can_v subsist_v without_o study_n and_o preach_v to_o preserve_v the_o soundness_n of_o its_o doctrine_n and_o the_o purity_n of_o its_o moral_n it_o must_v necessary_o fall_v into_o decay_n unless_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v diligent_o read_v teach_v and_o expound_v to_o the_o people_n unless_o the_o apostolical_a tradition_n be_v preserve_v in_o their_o purity_n and_o purge_v from_o time_n to_o time_n of_o those_o spurious_a addition_n which_o the_o invention_n of_o man_n without_o any_o just_a authority_n have_v make_v to_o they_o will_v but_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n take_v away_o these_o and_o all_o other_o addition_n that_o be_v contrary_a to_o and_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o first_o and_o pure_a age_n of_o christianity_n and_o forbid_v all_o disputation_n etc._n etc._n as_o innocent_a xi_o by_o his_o decree_n of_o the_o 19_o of_o feb._n 1678._o entire_o abolish_v the_o office_n of_o the_o immaculate_a conception_n etc._n etc._n approve_a by_o paul_n v._o they_o may_v happy_o put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o great_a division_n that_o have_v so_o long_o make_v the_o enemy_n of_o christianity_n to_o rejoice_v or_o be_v able_a to_o maintain_v the_o charge_n of_o schism_n against_o those_o that_o shall_v then_o refuse_v their_o communion_n what_o passage_n or_o expression_n occur_v in_o this_o treatise_n which_o may_v be_v judge_v contrary_a to_o and_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o doctrine_n worship_n and_o government_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o by_o law_n establish_v the_o author_n and_o editor_n of_o this_o book_n be_v not_o answerable_a for_o nor_o pretend_v to_o justify_v consider_v that_o it_o be_v only_o a_o translation_n of_o a_o historical_a tract_n write_v in_o french_a and_o often_o print_v by_o a_o learned_a author_n of_o the_o roman_a communion_n who_o name_n be_v mention_v in_o the_o title-page_n of_o this_o book_n what_o he_o have_v say_v in_o favour_n of_o several_a of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o reformation_n and_o the_o admirable_a moral_a reflection_n which_o frequent_o occur_v throughout_o his_o history_n and_o especial_o the_o former_a part_n together_o with_o other_o pious_a relation_n of_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o show_v that_o excellent_a use_n may_v be_v make_v of_o this_o treatise_n and_o hence_o to_o justify_v the_o publication_n of_o it_o in_o our_o own_o language_n and_o the_o more_o exceptionable_a passage_n that_o be_v in_o it_o i_o must_v entreat_v the_o reader_n to_o consiâ—â—â—_n 〈◊〉_d the_o mere_a effect_n of_o our_o author_n be_v 〈…〉_o the_o communion_n wherein_o he_o 〈◊〉_d and_o to_o admire_v rather_o that_o he_o 〈◊〉_d say_v so_o much_o on_o our_o side_n than_o that_o 〈◊〉_d have_v say_v no_o more_o errata_fw-la page_n 8._o line_n 16._o read_v to_o establish_v p._n 13._o l._n 13._o r._n in_o mind_n of_o p._n 27._o l._n 22._o deal_n and._n p._n 35._o l._n 22._o r._n orchard_n p._n 37._o ibid._n l._n 22._o r._n disease_n p._n 41._o l._n 11._o r._n furnish_v ibid._n 18._o r._n christian_n p._n 42._o l._n 24._o r._n paedagogus_fw-la p._n 45._o l._n 8._o r._n sanctify_v p._n 47._o l._n 29._o r._n give_v p._n 54._o l._n 32._o r._n itself_o p._n 56._o l._n 27._o r._n use_v p._n 77._o l._n 18._o for_o where_o r._n be_v ibid._n l._n 24._o r._n zealous_a p._n 86._o l._n 26._o r._n occasion_n p._n 87._o l._n 13._o r._n gnostic_n p._n 99_o l._n 15._o r._n tutelar_a p._n 103._o l._n 18._o r._n eqweus_n p._n 104._o l._n 28._o r._n lewd_a way_n p._n 105._o l._n 5._o for_o of_o r._n off_o ibid._n l._n 6._o r._n spit_v it_o p._n 106._o l._n 17._o r._n martyr_n p._n 107._o l._n 23._o deal_n the._n p._n 110._o l._n 25._o r._n reduce_v p._n 119._o l._n 25._o r._n slave_n ibid._n r._n state_n p._n 124._o l._n 22._o r._n such_o case_n p._n 129._o l._n 9_o for_o bell_n r._n bell_n p._n 136._o l._n 7._o for_o thy_o r._n they_o ibid._n r._n deliver_v p._n 148._o l._n 12._o r._n wife_n p._n 149._o l._n 25_o r._n fifty_o p._n 156._o l._n 1._o r._n to_o each_o other_o p._n 157._o l._n 2._o r._n priest_n p._n 158._o l._n 17._o for_o they_o r._n him_z p._n 165._o l._n 20._o for_o this_o r_o his_o p._n 182._o l._n 24._o r._n martyrium_fw-la p._n 204._o l._n 30_o deal_n or_o the_o least_o sign_n p._n 205._o l._n 15._o r._n have_v reteme_v p._n 240_o l._n 22._o r._n sylvester_n p._n 241._o l._n 5._o r._n ornament_v ibid._n l._n 30._o r._n candlestick_n p._n 242._o l._n 15._o deal_n with_o p._n 251._o l._n 8._o r._n pestilence_n p._n 259._o l._n 15_o r._n soever_o p._n 266._o l._n 17._o r._n many_o p._n 272._o l._n 1._o for_o for_o r._n the_o p._n 289._o l._n 24._o r._n thereupon_o p._n 305._o l._n 30._o r._n conversion_n ibid._n l._n 32._o for_o be_v r._n were_z p._n 306._o l._n 1._o r._n religion_n ibid._n l._n 17._o r._n hungarian_n p._n 307._o l._n 13._o r._n can_v p._n 310._o l._n 2._o r._n canon_n ibid._n l._n 31._o r._n how_o miserable_o p._n 313._o l._n 30._o r._n barbarous_a p._n 314._o l._n 2._o r._n do_v that_o ibid._n l._n 6._o r._n modesty_n p._n 318._o l._n 10._o r._n chaplain_n p._n 322._o l._n 6._o r._n our_o way_n of_o live_v p._n 326._o l._n 20._o r._n journey_n ibid._n l._n 26._o r._n travel_n p._n 327._o l._n 32._o r._n upon_o they_o p._n 328._o l._n 15._o r._n bear_v p._n 330._o l._n 28._o r._n assistance_n p._n 332._o l._n 31._o r._n multitude_n the_o behaviour_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o christian_n part_v the_o first_o i_o shall_v divide_v my_o work_n into_o four_o part_n the_o first_o will_v represent_v the_o manner_n i._o i._o of_o the_o christian_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o the_o whole_a the_o division_n of_o the_o whole_a destruction_n of_o that_o city_n under_o vespasian_n this_o first_o state_n of_o christianity_n though_o but_o of_o a_o short_a continuance_n be_v so_o supereminent_a in_o its_o perfection_n that_o it_o will_v deserve_v a_o separate_a consideration_n the_o second_o will_v take_v in_o all_o the_o time_n of_o the_o persecution_n that_o be_v the_o entire_a space_n of_o three_o century_n in_o the_o three_o i_o shall_v describe_v the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n in_o its_o liberty_n which_o commence_v in_o the_o four_o age._n and_o in_o the_o last_o consider_v the_o change_n it_o afterward_o undergo_v and_o endeavour_v to_o discover_v the_o cause_n of_o they_o the_o christian_a religion_n as_o it_o be_v not_o the_o invention_n of_o man_n but_o the_o work_n of_o ii_o ii_o god_n so_o like_o the_o universe_n it_o have_v its_o full_a jerulem_fw-la the_o first_o part_n the_o church_n of_o jerulem_fw-la perfection_n in_o its_o first_o birth_n and_o be_v most_o glorious_a in_o its_o early_a production_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v imagine_v say_v tertullian_n that_o the_o