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where_o he_o hide_v himself_o till_o the_o kindle_a flame_n of_o persecution_n be_v quench_v furthermore_o christian_n the_o governor_n enrich_v themselves_o by_o the_o tax_n on_o the_o christian_n the_o governor_n of_o province_n think_v it_o now_o high_a time_n to_o fill_v their_o bag_n under_o colour_n of_o religion_n vex_v the_o christian_n far_o sore_a than_o the_o emperor_n proclamation_n bear_v they_o out_o in_o demand_v great_a tax_n than_o they_o be_v rate_v at_o and_o sometime_o torment_v their_o body_n which_o the_o emperor_n wink_v at_o and_o answer_v patience_n the_o emperor_n wink_v at_o it_o and_o flout_v the_o christian_n with_o their_o require_a patience_n the_o christian_n when_o they_o complain_v it_o be_v your_o part_n when_o you_o have_v injury_n offer_v you_o to_o take_v it_o patient_o for_o so_o your_o god_n command_v you_o at_o maris_n in_o phrygia_n amachius_n the_o governor_n command_v the_o temple_n cap._n 13._o a_o notable_a attempt_n of_o three_o christian_n in_o maris_n in_o phrygia_n on_o the_o idol_n temple_n idol_n temple_n to_o be_v set_v wide_o open_a and_o to_o be_v cleanse_v and_o set_v himself_o to_o the_o worship_v of_o the_o idol_n which_o prick_v not_o a_o little_a in_o conscience_n say_v the_o history_n the_o zealous_a christian_n wherefore_o macedonius_n theodulus_n and_o tatianus_n break_v in_o the_o night_n season_n into_o the_o temple_n throw_v down_o their_o idol_n and_o stamp_v they_o into_o ponder_v at_o which_o when_o the_o governor_n be_v exceed_v wroth_a and_o threaten_v to_o execute_v divers_a of_o the_o citizen_n the_o man_n aforesaid_a present_v themselves_o who_o be_v the_o author_n thereof_o that_o the_o die_v they_o present_v themselves_o to_o death_n lest_o the_o guiltless_a shall_v die_v guiltless_a of_o that_o act_n may_v not_o suffer_v and_o choose_v to_o die_v themselves_o for_o the_o truth_n the_o governor_n command_v they_o to_o clear_v themselves_o by_o sacrifice_n threaten_v severe_o to_o 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julian_n in_o his_o expedition_n against_o the_o persian_n be_v deride_v at_o antioch_n with_o his_o long_a thrum_n beard_n when_o he_o have_v from_o the_o christian_n heap_v up_o a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n and_o come_v to_o antioch_n where_o the_o people_n deride_v he_o with_o his_o long_a thrum_n beard_n and_o bid_v he_o make_v halter_n thereof_o when_o he_o have_v for_o the_o advantage_n of_o his_o soldier_n put_v down_o the_o rate_n of_o the_o market_n so_o play_v upon_o he_o which_o he_o to_o be_v revenge_v of_o they_o for_o the_o flout_a of_o his_o beard_n answer_v in_o a_o oration_n which_o oration_n he_o avenge_n it_o in_o a_o oration_n he_o call_v antiochian_n or_o misopogon_n wherein_o he_o defame_v the_o city_n of_o antioch_n for_o ever_o he_o get_v he_o also_o to_o the_o oracle_n of_o apollo_n at_o daphne_n a_o little_a from_o it_o cap._n 16._o attend_v the_o oracle_n of_o apollo_n the_o devil_n will_v not_o speak_v he_o interpret_v the_o cause_n to_o the_o body_n of_o 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christian_n punishment_n persian_n
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there_o to_o depose_v john_n which_o the_o people_n impute_v cause_n the_o impute_a cause_n to_o his_o revile_v of_o john_n and_o call_v of_o he_o stubborn_a bishop_n which_o rot_v so_o as_o that_o he_o be_v constrain_v to_o have_v it_o saw_v off_o off_o it_o be_v saw_v off_o which_o he_o suffer_v not_o once_o but_o twice_o and_o often_o for_o it_o run_v viz._n the_o putrefaction_n over_o his_o whole_a body_n and_o fall_v into_o his_o other_o foot_n so_o he_o be_v force_v to_o cut_v off_o both_o the_o fall_n of_o great_a emperor_n and_o the_o other_o also_o the_o great_a hail_n that_o ever_o be_v see_v fall_n at_o constantinople_n the_o empress_n die_v and_o the_o emperor_n hail_n the_o likeness_n of_o the_o magnitude_n of_o which_o none_o have_v see_v before_o the_o death_n of_o the_o empress_n which_o follow_v immediate_o after_o his_o banishment_n all_o say_v by_o the_o people_n to_o be_v token_n of_o god_n wrath_n because_o of_o his_o banishment_n yea_o the_o death_n of_o the_o 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description_n die_v the_o year_n follow_v but_o in_o the_o year_n follow_v that_o he_o be_v make_v bishop_n he_o depart_v this_o life_n to_o pitch_v upon_o a_o successor_n unto_o who_o prove_v a_o difficult_a kind_n of_o work_n and_o the_o contention_n grow_v long_o but_o at_o last_o end_v in_o atticus_n of_o sebastia_n in_o armenia_n who_o be_v make_v bishop_n of_o constantinople_n place_n atticus_n choose_v in_o his_o place_n john_n die_v in_o exile_n at_o comanum_n situate_a on_o the_o sea_n euxinus_n 19_o cap._n 19_o arcadius_n die_v at_o constantinople_n he_o reign_v together_o with_o his_o 1._o cap._n 21._o arcadius_n die_v anno._n 412._o his_o son_n arcadius_n succeed_v socrat._v lib._n 7._o cap._n 1._o father_n thirteen_o year_n and_o beginning_n with_o the_o one_o and_o thirty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n he_o reign_v fourteen_o year_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o his_o father_n leave_v behind_o he_o his_o son_n theodosius_n of_o the_o age_n of_o eight_o year_n who_o by_o 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be_v the_o roman_a empire_n without_o trouble_n within_o itself_o during_o overthrow_v cap._n 23._o john_n seek_v to_o be_v emperor_n on_o the_o death_n of_o honorius_n send_v legate_n to_o theodosius_n to_o proclaim_v he_o they_o be_v imprison_v john_n be_v march_v against_o &_o overthrow_v the_o whirl_n of_o christian_n persecute_v one_o another_o for_o honorius_n be_v dead_a john_n his_o chief_a secretary_n take_v upon_o he_o and_o send_v legate_n to_o theodosius_n to_o proclaim_v he_o emperor_n who_o lay_v up_o his_o ambassador_n prisoner_n and_o with_o his_o army_n march_v against_o he_o and_o at_o length_n overthrow_v he_o though_o he_o pass_v through_o many_o strait_n in_o the_o accomplish_n thereof_o after_o which_o he_o cause_v valentinianus_n the_o son_n of_o constantius_n and_o placida_n the_o aunt_n of_o theodosius_n thereupon_o valentinianus_n proclaim_v emperor_n cap._n 24._o trouble_n in_o constant_a cap_n 25._o the_o johannite_v court_v by_o atticus_n of_o constantinople_n john_n chrysostoms_n memorial_n solemnize_v at_o service_n observation_n thereupon_o to_o be_v proclaim_v emperor_n at_o rome_n a_o great_a stir_n there_o be_v in_o constantinople_n about_o the_o exile_n and_o death_n of_o john_n chrysostom_n of_o who_o i_o have_v former_o speak_v the_o church_n be_v divide_v about_o he_o and_o those_o call_v johannites_n use_v their_o private_a conventicle_n atticus_n the_o bishop_n hope_v thereby_o to_o cease_v the_o division_n and_o to_o return_v many_o to_o the_o church_n of_o which_o he_o be_v command_v the_o memorial_n of_o john_n to_o be_v solemnize_v at_o service_n as_o be_v the_o manner_n for_o other_o bishop_n that_o be_v decease_v so_o the_o one_o depose_v exile_v he_o as_o a_o curse_a person_n the_o other_o canonize_v he_o as_o a_o saint_n and_o this_o be_v the_o contradiction_n as_o well_o as_o the_o superstition_n of_o those_o day_n among_o the_o christian_n the_o follower_n also_o of_o sabbatius_n remove_v his_o corpse_n 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