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ipse_fw-la quidem_fw-la medius_fw-la hymnis_fw-la canendis_fw-la praeivit_fw-la privati_fw-la habitu_fw-la incedens_fw-la theodosius_n the_o emperor_n make_v his_o supplication_n with_o the_o whole_a church_n for_o fair_a wether_n and_o go_v in_o the_o midst_n before_o they_o in_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o private_a person_n while_o they_o sing_v their_o hymn_n so_o nazianzen_n speak_v of_o valens_n when_o the_o emperor_n valens_n enter_v into_o the_o church_n where_o saint_n basil_n preach_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4._o hear_v the_o sound_n of_o the_o psalm_n be_v strike_v as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v with_o thunder_n so_o do_v the_o history_n record_n of_o charles_n the_o great_a quandocunque_fw-la fuit_fw-la in_o urbibus_fw-la accessit_fw-la ad_fw-la psalmodiam_fw-la etc._n etc._n when_o so_o ever_o he_o come_v to_o any_o city_n he_o go_v to_o the_o psalmody_n and_o sing_v himself_o appoint_v unto_o his_o son_n and_o his_o other_o prince_n lesson_n to_o be_v song_n and_o join_v his_o earnest_a prayer_n with_o the_o godly_a the_o epistle_n of_o the_o bishop_n which_o be_v of_o the_o counsel_n of_o antioch_n against_o paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la the_o heretik_a among_o other_o thing_n