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so_o that_o christianity_n flourish_v through_o all_o paâ—stine_a be_v well_o provide_v of_o able_a biâ—ops_n and_o preacher_n and_o they_o endue_v with_o very_o liberal_a maintenance_n but_o constantine_n be_v succeed_v by_o â—ulian_n who_o shameful_o apostatise_v from_o â—he_n christian_n religion_n and_o turn_v again_o 〈◊〉_d the_o pagan_a idolatry_n the_o sun_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v for_o a_o while_n eclipse_v for_o in_o â—ope_n to_o prove_v christ_n prediction_n false_a â—e_z give_v the_o jew_n leave_v to_o rebuild_v their_o temple_n who_o thereupon_o flock_v together_o 〈◊〉_d great_a number_n with_o spade_n and_o mattock_n of_o silver_n to_o clear_v the_o foundation_n â—nd_n be_v so_o desirous_a of_o accomplish_v â—e_a work_n that_o the_o woman_n carry_v way_n the_o rubbish_n in_o their_o apron_n and_o ontribute_v all_o their_o jewel_n to_o advance_v â—e_n great_a design_n but_o a_o sudden_a and_o amaâ—ng_a tempest_n which_o carry_v away_o their_o â—ools_n and_o material_n for_o 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among_o the_o
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the_o occasion_n of_o their_o disavow_v the_o pope_n authority_n be_v this_o germanus_n be_v upon_o this_o new_a revolution_n of_o the_o grecian_a empire_n choose_a patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n a_o certain_a archbishop_n prefer_v by_o he_o go_v to_o rome_n there_o to_o have_v his_o confirmation_n but_o find_v that_o court_n so_o unreasonable_a in_o their_o demand_n of_o fee_n that_o it_o will_v weaken_v he_o to_o be_v confirm_v and_o shake_v his_o estate_n to_o settle_v he_o in_o his_o bishopric_n he_o return_v again_o without_o confirmation_n but_o with_o so_o great_a a_o outcry_n upon_o the_o extortion_n of_o rome_n that_o the_o patriarch_n and_o the_o whole_a clergy_n for_o ever_o after_o throw_v off_o the_o pope_n heavy_a yoke_n which_o they_o be_v no_o long_o able_a to_o bear_v his_o holiness_n storm_v exceed_o at_o this_o loss_n and_o therefore_o despair_v to_o reduce_v they_o by_o fair_a mean_n proclaim_v open_a war_n against_o they_o and_o resolve_v to_o send_v a_o army_n 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