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church_n in_o milan_n and_o give_v they_o unto_o the_o arian_n saint_n ambrose_n the_o bishop_n only_o offer_v up_o his_o supplication_n unto_o god_n to_o alter_v the_o emperor_n purpose_n adversus_fw-la arma_fw-la â—_o lacrymae_fw-la meae_fw-la arma_fw-la sunt_fw-la against_o arm_n tear_n be_v my_o defensive_a weapon_n aliter_fw-la nec_fw-la debeo_fw-la nec_fw-la possum_fw-la repugnare_fw-la no_o other_o way_n ought_v i_o or_o can_v i_o resist_v say_v he_o the_o carriage_n of_o the_o citizen_n of_o milan_n be_v the_o same_o exhibit_v their_o petition_n unto_o the_o emperor_n they_o all_o cry_v out_o rogamus_fw-la non_fw-la pugnamus_fw-la we_o humble_o entreat_v you_o oh_o emperor_n we_o fight_v not_o against_o you_o the_o testimony_n of_o plynius_n secundus_fw-la give_v unto_o trajan_n that_o the_o primitive_a christian_n practise_v nothing_o against_o the_o receive_a law_n and_o be_v ready_a rather_o to_o suffer_v then_o oppose_v procure_v they_o not_o only_o a_o respite_n from_o 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