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say_v shall_v i_o not_o drink_v the_o cup_n of_o martyrdom_n which_o my_o father_n have_v give_v i_o there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o spirit_n of_o meekness_n in_o a_o christian_n suffer_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v hard_a to_o say_v which_o be_v great_a his_o persecution_n or_o his_o patience_n when_o job_n have_v lose_v all_o he_o keep_v the_o breastplate_n of_o innocency_n and_o the_o shield_n of_o patience_n a_o impatient_a martyr_n be_v a_o solecism_n 2._o to_o suffer_v as_o christian_n be_v when_o we_o suffer_v with_o courage_n courage_n be_v a_o christian_n armour_n of_o proof_n it_o steel_v and_o animate_v he_o the_o three_o child_n or_o rather_o the_o three_o champion_n be_v of_o brave_a heroic_a spirit_n they_o do_v not_o say_v to_o the_o king_n we_o ought_v not_o serve_v thy_o god_n but_o we_o will_v not_o dan._n 3.18_o neither_o nebuchadnezar_n music_n nor_o his_o furnace_n can_v alter_v their_o resolution_n tertullian_n be_v call_v a_o adamant_n for_o his_o invincible_a 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christian_n be_v to_o suffer_v with_o cheerfulness_n patience_n be_v a_o bear_v the_o cross_n cheerfulness_n be_v a_o take_v up_o the_o cross_n christ_n suffer_v for_o we_o cheerful_o his_o death_n be_v a_o freewill_n offer_v luke_o 12.50_o 〈◊〉_d 12.50_o sanguinem_fw-la suum_fw-la patri_fw-la obtulet_fw-la tanquam_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o thirst_v to_o drink_v of_o that_o cup_n of_o blood_n such_o must_v our_o suffering_n be_v for_o christ_n cheerfulness_n perfume_v martyrdom_n and_o make_v it_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o a_o sweet-smelling_a savour_n to_o god_n thus_o moses_n suffer_v cheerful_o hebr._n 11.24_o 25._o moses_n when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o year_n choose_v rather_o to_o suffer_v affliction_n with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n than_o to_o enjoy_v the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n for_o a_o season_n observe_v 1._o when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o year_n it_o be_v no_o childish_a act_n it_o be_v not_o in_o his_o nonage_n but_o when_o he_o be_v of_o year_n of_o discretion_n 2._o he_o choose_v to_o suffer_v affliction_n suffering_n be_v not_o so_o much_o his_o task_n as_o his_o choice_n the_o cross_n be_v not_o so_o much_o impose_v as_o embrace_v this_o be_v to_o suffer_v as_o christian_n when_o we_o be_v volunteer_n we_o take_v up_o the_o cross_n cheerful_o nay_o joyful_o act_v 5.41_o they_o depart_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o council_n rejoice_v that_o they_o be_v count_v worthy_a to_o suffer_v shame_n for_o his_o name_n or_o as_o it_o be_v more_o emphatical_a in_o the_o original_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o rejoice_v that_o they_o be_v so_o far_o grace_v as_o to_o be_v disgrace_v for_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n tertullian_n say_v of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n they_o take_v more_o comfort_n in_o their_o suffering_n than_o in_o their_o deliverance_n apol._n deliverance_n magis_fw-la damnati_fw-la quam_fw-la absoluti_fw-la gaudentes_fw-la tert._n apol._n and_o indeed_o well_o may_v a_o christian_a be_v joyful_a in_o suffer_v 4.7_o suffer_v 2_o cor._n 4.7_o because_o it_o be_v a_o great_a favour_n when_o god_n honour_v a_o man_n to_o be_v a_o witness_n to_o the_o truth_n christ_n mark_n in_o saint_n paul_n body_n be_v print_n of_o glory_n chrys_n glory_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n the_o saint_n have_v wear_v their_o suffering_n as_o ornament_n ignatius_n his_o chain_n be_v his_o jewel_n never_o have_v any_o prince_n be_v so_o famous_a for_o their_o victory_n as_o the_o martyr_n for_o their_o suffering_n 4._o we_o suffer_v as_o christian_n when_o we_o suffer_v and_o pray_v matth._n 5.44_o pray_v for_o they_o which_o despiteful_o use_v you_o and_o persecute_v you_o there_o be_v two_o reason_n why_o we_o shall_v pray_v for_o our_o persecutor_n 1._o because_o our_o prayer_n may_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o convert_v they_o stephen_n pray_v for_o his_o persecutor_n act_n 7.60_o lord_n lay_v not_o this_o sin_n to_o their_o charge_n and_o this_o prayer_n be_v effectual_a to_o some_o of_o their_o conversion_n austin_n say_v the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v behold_v to_o stephen_n prayer_n for_o all_o that_o benefit_n which_o be_v reap_v by_o paul_n ministry_n 2._o we_o shall_v pray_v for_o our_o persecutor_n because_o they_o do_v we_o good_a though_o against_o their_o will_n they_o shall_v increase_v our_o reward_n every_o reproach_n shall_v add_v to_o our_o glory_n every_o injury_n shall_v serve_v to_o make_v our_o crown_n heavy_a as_o gregory_n nazianzene_n speak_v in_o one_o of_o his_o oration_n every_o stone_n which_o be_v throw_v at_o stephen_n be_v a_o precious_a stone_n which_o enrich_v he_o and_o make_v he_o shine_v bright_a in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n thus_o i_o have_v show_v what_o that_o suffering_n be_v which_o make_v we_o bless_v and_o shall_v wear_v the_o crown_n of_o martyrdom_n sect_n 6._o inference_n draw_v