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caesarea_n try_v by_o fire_n his_o faith_n in_o christ_n burn_v jesu_n with_o a_o noble_a and_o valiant_a courage_n much_o like_a unto_o most_o pure_a gold_n together_o with_o he_o on_o asclepius_n a_o bishop_n as_o man_n say_v of_o the_o heresy_n of_o martion_n with_o godly_a zeal_n as_o he_o think_v but_o not_o with_o that_o which_o be_v according_a unto_o knowledge_n depart_v this_o life_n in_o the_o self_n same_o burn_a fire_n and_o thus_o much_o of_o they_o cap._n xxix_n of_o 12._o martyr_n that_o suffer_v together_o in_o one_o day_n with_o pamphilus_n and_o of_o the_o martyrdom_n of_o adrianus_n and_o eubulus_n time_n now_o draw_v i_o away_o to_o paint_v forth_o unto_o the_o posterity_n that_o noble_a and_o glorious_a theatre_n of_o martyr_n which_o suffer_v together_o with_o pamphilus_n who_o name_n i_o do_v always_o honour_v and_o reverence_n they_o be_v twelve_o in_o number_n and_o think_v worthy_a not_o only_o of_o you_o â—_o prophetical_a or_o rather_o the_o apostolic_a 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we_o christian_n do_v call_v the_o sentence_n which_o we_o pronounce_v against_o the_o author_n of_o blasphemy_n whereby_o we_o mind_n to_o make_v it_o so_o manifest_a unto_o the_o world_n as_o if_o it_o be_v engrave_v in_o a_o table_n and_o nail_v to_o a_o open_a post_n cap._n xxxiiii_o greek_a how_o that_o after_o the_o deposition_n of_o nestorius_n maximianus_n be_v choose_v bishop_n of_o constantinople_n at_o constantinople_n there_o rise_v a_o other_o schism_n about_o the_o election_n of_o a_o bishop_n â–ª_o for_o some_o â—35_n will_v have_v philip_n of_o who_o i_o speak_v a_o little_a before_o some_o other_o will_v have_v proclus_n choose_v bishop_n proclus_n very_o have_v prevail_v have_v not_o some_o of_o great_a authority_n be_v his_o back_n friend_n and_o signify_v plain_o that_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n forbid_v any_o shall_v be_v nominate_v bishop_n of_o one_o city_n and_o translate_v to_o a_o other_o â–ª_o the_o which_o saying_n be_v allege_v be_v of_o such_o 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whereof_o he_o be_v appoint_v bishop_n but_o approve_v whatsoever_o the_o provincial_a council_n shall_v determine_v of_o the_o matter_n call_v in_o controversy_n these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o canon_n but_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v more_o evident_o that_o many_o bishop_n be_v translate_v from_o one_o city_n unto_o a_o other_o upon_o necessary_a and_o urgent_a cause_n i_o will_v here_o lay_v down_o the_o name_n of_o such_o as_o be_v remove_v perigenes_n be_v choose_v bishop_n of_o patras_n in_o achaia_n and_o refuse_v by_o the_o citizen_n of_o that_o place_n be_v by_o perigenes_n the_o commandment_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n place_v in_o the_o metropolitan_a seae_n of_o corinth_n to_o succeed_v nazianzene_n the_o late_a disease_v where_o he_o continue_a all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o life_n gregory_n nazianzene_n be_v first_o bishop_n of_o sasimum_n a_o city_n in_o cappadocia_n next_o of_o nazianzum_n afterward_o of_o constantinople_n last_o of_o all_o he_o go_v back_o 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of_o philippopolis_n in_o thracia_n
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