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stomach_n of_o man_n in_o this_o duty_n for_o we_o will_v all_o be_v lord_n and_o be_v obedient_a to_o no_o man_n to_o take_v off_o this_o aspersion_n from_o christian_n do_v those_o bless_a martyr_n under_o those_o persecute_v prince_n hen._n 8._o q_o mary_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o great_a honour_n of_o god_n patient_o suffer_v almost_o within_o our_o memory_n but_o more_o particular_o that_o i_o may_v instance_n by_o way_n of_o proof_n for_o this_o practice_n the_o judgement_n of_o approve_a christian_n in_o all_o age_n i_o shall_v begin_v with_o ignatius_n smyrn_n ignat._n epist_n ad_fw-la smyrn_n who_o live_v in_o the_o first_o age_n say_v it_o behove_v all_o to_o honour_v the_o king_n for_o there_o be_v none_o more_o supreme_a than_o the_o king_n antonin_n just_a mar._n orat._n ad_fw-la antonin_n in_o the_o second_o age_n justin_n martyr_n say_v we_o adore_v god_n only_o and_o in_o other_o matter_n speak_v to_o the_o emperor_n we_o willing_o obey_v you_o and_o again_o to_o the_o same_o antonius_n pius_n he_o say_v 2._o apolog._n 2._o we_o viz._n christian_n be_v helper_n unto_o peace_n more_o than_o any_o other_o man_n beside_o because_o we_o teach_v that_o no_o malefactor_n etc._n etc._n liar_n in_o wait_n etc._n etc._n can_v be_v hide_v before_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n annot._fw-la joh._n 1._o ang_fw-mi ibid._n iraneus_fw-la know_v you_o o_o emperor_n what_o be_v commit_v unto_o you_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v subject_a under_o your_o hand_n tertullian_n say_v of_o the_o mad_a opinion_n of_o the_o valentinian_o among_o which_o that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o power_n on_o earth_n illa_fw-la tantum_fw-la demonstrare_fw-la destruere_fw-la est_fw-la and_o in_o defence_n of_o the_o true_a professor_n of_o christianity_n etc._n apologet._n c._n 30._o ad_fw-la scap._n c._n 2._o de_fw-fr ido_n c._n 18._o etc._n etc._n christianus_n nullius_fw-la est_fw-la hostess_fw-la nedum_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la quem_fw-la sciens_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la constitui_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o christian_a be_v enemy_n to_o none_o much_o less_o to_o the_o emperor_n who_o know_v to_o be_v appoint_v of_o god_n we_o must_v love_v etc._n etc._n as_o before_o i_o have_v quote_v 13._o orig._n in_o rom._n 13._o in_o the_o three_o age_n origen_n say_v god_n will_v have_v all_o temporal_a punishment_n to_o be_v inflict_v by_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o world_n victorinus_n call_v the_o caesarian_a empire_n regnum_fw-la regnorum_fw-la because_o above_o all_o regiment_n in_o the_o four_o age_n gregory_n nazianzen_n say_v speak_v of_o king_n subdit_fw-la naz._n orat._n ad_fw-la subdit_fw-la that_o all_o man_n must_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n and_o again_o to_o the_o emperor_n the_o whole_a world_n be_v subject_a unto_o you_o 25._o orat._n 25._o those_o thing_n above_o be_v only_a god_n those_o below_o be_v god_n and_o you_o so_o ambrose_n orat._n de_fw-fr obitu_fw-la theodosii_fw-la in_o the_o five_o age_n ant._n hom._n 2._o 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