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enemy_n of_o the_o church_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a say_v richerius_n that_o none_o beside_o athanasius_n do_v do_v or_o suffer_v more_o for_o the_o catholic_n faith_n as_o st._n basil_n in_o his_o epistle_n and_o greg._n naz._n who_o familiar_o converse_v with_o he_o have_v attest_v doubtless_o neither_o eusebius_n pamph._n nor_o athanasius_n nor_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o approve_a catholic_n writer_n will_v have_v so_o recommend_v the_o action_n of_o constantine_n if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o know_a arian_n and_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o that_o opinion_n have_v persecute_v the_o orthodox_n and_o bishop_n such_o be_v the_o weapon_n of_o naked_a gospeler_n who_o lick_v themselves_o clean_a with_o their_o tongue_n be_v wont_a to_o spit_v out_o the_o filth_n and_o venom_n in_o calumny_n and_o reproach_n in_o the_o face_n of_o their_o adversary_n hence_o athanasius_n be_v represent_v as_o a_o drunkard_n and_o incontinent_a person_n and_o the_o father_n of_o the_o nicene_n council_n as_o a_o company_n of_o rude_a unexperienced_a unlearned_a and_o inconstant_a man_n and_o the_o great_a constantine_n who_o confirm_v the_o nicene_n faith_n suffer_v as_o a_o arian_n to_o this_o day_n see_v sandius_n p._n 167._o it_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o a_o very_a great_a man_n gothofred_n in_o his_o note_n on_o philostorgius_n that_o while_o constantine_n be_v live_v no_o man_n dare_v open_v his_o mouth_n against_o the_o nicene_n creed_n and_o that_o those_o who_o follow_v eusebius_n do_v profess_v their_o assent_n to_o it_o p._n 62._o and_o that_o eusebius_n nicome_v and_o other_o of_o his_o party_n in_o that_o council_n do_v subscribe_v to_o the_o same_o p._n 36._o which_o theodoret_n say_v they_o do_v that_o put_v on_o the_o sheep_n skin_n they_o may_v act_v the_o more_o like_a wolf_n theod._n l._n 1._o c._n 19_o as_o they_o do_v short_o after_o the_o death_n of_o constantine_n and_o philostorgius_n say_v some_o of_o they_o recant_v while_o constantine_n live_v and_o confess_v that_o they_o have_v do_v wicked_o in_o subscribe_v to_o that_o council_n for_o fear_v of_o his_o displeasure_n gothof_n p._n 43_o 44._o and_o photius_n observe_v it_o to_o be_v a_o fiction_n of_o philostorgius_n that_o constantine_n sometime_o after_o the_o nicene_n council_n shall_v send_v forth_o his_o letter_n condemn_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o alexander_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n shall_v subscribe_v to_o the_o same_o of_o who_o athanasius_n orat._n contra_fw-la arianos_fw-la p._n 132._o say_v that_o he_o die_v firm_a in_o the_o nicene_n faith_n about_o a_o year_n after_o that_o council_n viz._n anno_fw-la 326._o and_o that_o constantine_n die_v in_o the_o same_o faith_n beside_o the_o testimony_n of_o athanasius_n in_o his_o ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la solitariam_fw-la agentes_fw-la epiph._n she_o 69._o theod._n l._n 2._o c._n 5._o and_o lex_n 1._o cod._n theodos_fw-la contra_fw-la heretic_n do_v attest_v