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death_n at_o length_n be_v put_v in_o mind_n and_o in_o remembrance_n that_o his_o disease_n be_v send_v of_o god_n he_o begin_v to_o bethink_v himself_o of_o the_o wickedness_n that_o he_o have_v do_v against_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n and_o come_v unto_o himself_o confess_v his_o sin_n to_o god_n and_o set_v forth_o his_o edict_n to_o command_v all_o man_n to_o cease_v from_o persecute_v the_o christian_n desire_v the_o christian_n to_o pray_v to_o their_o god_n for_o he_o and_o this_o occasion_v the_o very_a infidel_n themselves_o to_o extol_v the_o only_a true_a god_n of_o the_o christian_n and_o not_o long_o after_o by_o the_o very_a violence_n of_o his_o disease_n he_o end_v his_o life_n act_n and_o mon._n 115.116.122_o maxentius_n be_v vanquish_v by_o constantine_n and_o drown_v in_o tiber_n act_n and_o mon._n pag._n 51._o lycinius_n be_v overcome_v by_o constantine_n the_o great_a be_v depose_v from_o his_o empire_n and_o afterward_o slay_v of_o his_o soldier_n ibid._n chap._n iii_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n that_o befall_v some_o under_o officer_n and_o minister_n of_o state_n and_o other_o that_o do_v execute_v the_o several_a tyrannical_a persecution_n of_o the_o afore_o say_v emperor_n upon_o the_o christian_n for_o conscience_n sake_n during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a ten_o persecution_n reward_v informer_n just_o reward_v certain_a man_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n informer_n have_v accuse_v the_o martyr_n simon_n son_n of_o cleophas_n and_o repute_a nephew_n to_o christ_n for_o be_v a_o christian_n and_o one_o of_o the_o stock_n of_o david_n against_o who_o trajanus_n the_o emperor_n have_v give_v forth_o a_o commandment_n that_o whosoever_o can_v be_v find_v of_o the_o stock_n of_o david_n 35._o this_o trajanus_n emperor_n be_v the_o beginner_n of_o the_o three_o persecution_n anno._n 100_o or_o 108._o see_v act_n and_o mon._n 57_o clae_n gen._n martyr_n 35._o he_o shall_v be_v inquire_v out_o and_o put_v to_o death_n of_o 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