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for_o her_o enemy_n and_o for_o herself_o which_o do_v with_o a_o countenance_n wherein_o serenity_n be_v mingle_v with_o joy_n she_o give_v a_o sign_n to_o the_o executioner_n to_o do_v his_o office_n who_o thereupon_o do_v all_o that_o be_v necessary_a to_o complete_a her_o martyrdom_n and_o the_o glad_a soul_n be_v by_o the_o angel_n who_o she_o have_v aspire_v to_o resemble_v in_o purity_n and_o devotion_n carry_v to_o that_o happy_a place_n who_o glory_n be_v neither_o to_o be_v conceive_a 9_o by_o those_o that_o have_v not_o see_v they_o nor_o describe_v by_o those_o that_o have_v 4._o such_o supernatural_a felicity_n as_o much_o transcend_v man_n idea_n and_o his_o expression_n as_o they_o surpass_v his_o merit_n the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o book_n of_o the_o martyrdom_n of_o theodora_n chap._n i._o didymus_n hear_v of_o theodora_n captivity_n and_o danger_n address_v himself_o in_o order_n to_o her_o rescue_n to_o a_o roman_a officer_n who_o soldier_n be_v appoint_v 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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