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that_o may_v win_v many_o to_o they_o for_o the_o people_n admire_v he_o and_z according_o at_o antioch_n they_o flock_v to_o hear_v he_o but_o upon_o a_o day_n as_o he_o be_v preach_v to_o the_o people_n towards_o the_o conclusion_n of_o his_o sermon_n his_o zeal_n grow_v more_o than_o ordinary_o he_o break_v forh_fw-mi into_o a_o clear_a assert_v of_o the_o nicene_n doctrine_n which_o be_v observe_v by_o one_o of_o his_o arian_n auditor_n who_o be_v as_o furious_a as_o meletus_n be_v zealous_a the_o arian_n step_v to_o meletus_n and_o with_o his_o hand_n stop_v meletus_n his_o mouth_n meletus_n notwithstanding_o stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n extend_v three_o finger_n and_o then_o close_v they_o together_o point_v out_o one_o finger_n alone_o the_o people_n understand_v his_o meaning_n a_o tumult_n be_v raise_v the_o arian_n escape_v away_o and_o meletus_n declare_v himself_o for_o the_o nicene_n faith_n more_o plain_o the_o arian_n be_v ashamed_a and_o meletus_n be_v again_o depose_v and_o banish_v hereupon_o ensue_v a_o schism_n at_o antioch_n among_o the_o arian_n for_o many_o follow_v meletus_n and_o separate_v themselves_o and_o hold_v their_o meeting_n in_o private_a house_n will_v neither_o communicate_v with_o the_o other_o arian_n nor_o with_o the_o orthodox_n nor_o they_o with_o they_o and_o so_o they_o maintain_v a_o schism_n in_o the_o arian_n church_n at_o antioch_n upon_o mere_a personal_a respect_n as_o it_o seem_v like_v unto_o the_o meletian_o schism_n in_o the_o alexandrian_a church_n i_o say_v this_o at_o antioch_n be_v a_o schism_n in_o the_o arian_n church_n and_o not_o in_o the_o catholic_n or_o orthodox_n church_n for_o these_o meletian_o at_o antioch_n be_v never_o member_n of_o the_o orthodox_n church_n nor_o can_v they_o be_v themselves_o be_v under_o a_o bishop_n call_v by_o arian_n and_o baptize_v with_o arian_n baptism_n 30._o soc._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 34._o athan._n orat_fw-la 3._o cont_n arian_n soc._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 9_o ruffin_n h_o st_z lib._n 2._o cap._n 30._o which_o by_o the_o orthodox_n be_v account_v a_o nullity_n and_o by_o athanasius_n so_o declare_v to_o be_v nor_o can_v they_o be_v their_o love_n to_o meletus_n be_v so_o ardent_a for_o though_o paulinus_n be_v propound_v to_o they_o as_o one_o indifferent_a and_o beyond_o all_o exception_n and_o of_o so_o blameless_a a_o life_n as_o it_o do_v put_v to_o silence_v the_o very_a enmity_n of_o the_o emperor_n who_o after_o banish_a meletus_n and_o spare_v paulinus_n yet_o will_v not_o the_o meletian_o comply_v with_o paulinus_n and_o be_v encourage_v therein_o by_o meletus_n 5._o soc._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 5._o who_o for_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n sake_n may_v have_v show_v more_o self-denial_n than_o he_o do_v and_o thus_o this_o schism_n continue_v at_o antioch_n do_v what_o any_o man_n can_v for_o the_o space_n of_o eighty_o year_n 5_o theod._n lib._n 3._o c._n 5_o even_o until_o death_n remove_v the_o exception_n of_o arian_n 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