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in_o his_o plea_n to_o antoninus_n pius_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n 4._o tertullian_n be_v raise_v in_o a_o seasonable_a time_n by_o god_n almighty_a to_o plead_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o church_n against_o their_o adversary_n and_o slanderous_a accusation_n for_o he_o ingenious_o show_v they_o that_o they_o never_o intend_v any_o stir_v or_o rebellion_n against_o the_o empire_n it_o be_v the_o frinciple_n of_o the_o christian_n to_o pray_v for_o all_o man_n and_o render_v good_a for_o evil_a and_o whereas_o they_o be_v slander_v for_o murder_a infant_n how_o can_v that_o be_v say_v he_o when_o their_o custom_n be_v to_o abstain_v from_o all_o thing_n strangle_v and_o from_o blood_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n by_o his_o excellent_a apology_n he_o prevail_v with_o severus_n to_o favour_v the_o christian_n 5._o cyprian_n vindicate_v the_o christian_n from_o the_o scandal_n charge_v upon_o they_o in_o his_o time_n by_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o public_a calamity_n be_v not_o owe_v to_o the_o christian_n but_o to_o the_o idolatry_n of_o their_o enemy_n that_o they_o be_v long_o before_o prophesy_v by_o christ_n and_o the_o heathen_n have_v no_o reason_n to_o expect_v any_o better_a than_o famine_n war_n and_o pestilence_n for_o their_o wickedness_n and_o cruelty_n in_o shed_v so_o much_o blood_n of_o the_o christian_n ibid._n 6._o lactantius_n write_v seven_o book_n of_o institution_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o christian_n against_o the_o gentile_n 7._o athanasius_n be_v accuse_v by_o the_o miletian_o to_o the_o emperor_n that_o he_o have_v impose_v a_o tribute_n of_o linen_n garment_n upon_o the_o egyptian_n and_o have_v gather_v the_o same_o it_o please_v god_n that_o alipprius_n and_o macarius_n two_o presbyter_n of_o alexandria_n happen_v to_o be_v present_a who_o easy_o wipe_v off_o this_o false_a charge_n afterward_o he_o be_v accuse_v that_o he_o have_v send_v a_o sum_n of_o gold_n to_o one_o philumenus_n to_o take_v away_o the_o emperor_n but_o he_o easy_o 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