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chron._n lib._n 3._o first_o famous_a christian_a emperor_n great_a constantine_n challenge_v several_a bishop_n in_o his_o time_n while_o he_o write_v to_o these_o conveened_a in_o a_o council_n at_o tyre_n how_o be_v it_o 138._o it_o nescio_fw-la quid_fw-la tot_fw-la couventibus_fw-la emolimini_fw-la nisi_fw-la ut_fw-la veritas_fw-la subruatur_fw-la non_fw-la advertitis_fw-la quid_fw-la domino_fw-la placeat_fw-la sed_fw-la quomodo_fw-la proximos_fw-la opprimatis_fw-la barbari_fw-la per_fw-la i_o christum_fw-la colunt_fw-la &_o vos_fw-la illius_fw-la cultu_fw-la neglecto_fw-la contentionibus_fw-la &_o odiis_fw-la deseruitis_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la humanigeneris_fw-la tendere_fw-la videntur_fw-la interitum_fw-la massaeus_n chron._n lib._n 10._o pag._n 138._o say_v he_o that_o you_o do_v not_o inquire_v what_o be_v please_v to_o god_n but_o study_v to_o oppress_v one_o another_o and_o what_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o your_o debate_n the_o barbarian_n by_o i_o have_v be_v bring_v to_o 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asunder_o in_o faction_n and_o party_n and_o with_o what_o indignation_n at_o the_o 1._o general_a nicen_n council_n do_v he_o cast_v their_o defamatory_n libel_n into_o the_o fire_n as_o for_o primitive_a christian_n they_o so_o abhor_a schism_n that_o without_o scripture_n warrant_v as_o i_o suppose_v they_o set_v up_o a_o bishop_n though_o not_o a_o lord_n prelate_n above_o his_o brother_n to_o prevent_v and_o remedy_v it_o which_o afterward_o be_v judge_v to_o be_v a_o improper_a remedy_n as_o often_o feed_v rather_o than_o cure_v that_o malady_n however_o thus_o their_o zeal_n against_o schism_n be_v hereby_o manifest_v but_o let_v we_o add_v some_o few_o other_o testimony_n he_o who_o depart_v say_v 1._o say_v eunod_n apud_fw-la eprbes_fw-la instruct_v hist_o lib._n 14._o c._n 1._o eunodius_n from_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n offer_v a_o fat_a sacrifice_n to_o the_o devil_n and_o say_v alienus_fw-la say_v apud_fw-la gratian._n cause_n 24._o quest_n 1._o c._n alienus_fw-la cyprian_a he_o can_v have_v god_n to_o be_v his_o father_n who_o will_v not_o cleave_v to_o the_o church_n as_o to_o his_o mother_n and_o say_v 62._o say_v