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p._n 30._o id._n l._n 3._o p._n 131._o &_o 8._o p_o 385._o of_o menalippe_n of_o auge_n and_o of_o antiope_n he_o can_v not_o suffer_v they_o shall_v adore_v and_o as_o he_o say_v elsewhere_o that_o they_o shall_v honour_v with_o a_o worship_n religious_a above_o all_o religion_n a_o man_n that_o have_v be_v a_o prisoner_n and_o be_v dead_a as_o also_o for_o that_o reason_n justify_v the_o plurality_n of_o his_o god_n as_o if_o christian_n content_v not_o themselves_o in_o worship_v one_o alone_o under_o a_o shadow_n that_o they_o worship_v jesus_n christ_n 385._o id._n l._n 8._o p._n 385._o if_o christian_n say_v he_o worship_v but_o one_o only_a god_n they_o may_v it_o may_v be_v have_v some_o pretext_n of_o despise_v all_o other_o but_o they_o render_v infinite_a honour_n unto_o this_o which_o have_v appear_v but_o of_o late_a nevertheless_o they_o think_v they_o do_v not_o offend_v god_n when_o they_o serve_v and_o honour_v his_o minister_n what_o st._n cyril_n of_o alexandria_n 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