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be_v so_o increase_v towards_o the_o christian_n that_o they_o commit_v the_o government_n of_o the_o gentile_n to_o they_o and_o for_o the_o great_a favour_n they_o bear_v to_o our_o doctrine_n say_v eusebius_n they_o grant_v liberty_n and_o security_n to_o the_o professor_n of_o christian_a religion_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v of_o they_o who_o in_o the_o very_a palace_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o honour_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o prince_n live_v most_o familiar_o yea_o the_o bishop_n of_o all_o church_n come_v to_o be_v in_o great_a reverence_n and_o favour_n among_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n and_o with_o all_o magistrate_n who_o can_v worthy_o describe_v those_o innumerable_a heap_n flock_v multitude_n throughout_o all_o city_n and_o famous_a assembly_n frequent_v the_o place_n dedicate_v or_o appoint_v unto_o prayer_n because_o of_o which_o circumstance_n they_o not_o content_v with_o the_o old_a and_o ancient_a building_n which_o can_v not_o receive_v they_o have_v throughout_o 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and_o whilst_o they_o aggravate_v i._n e._n make_v thing_n worse_a and_o worse_o by_o word_n these_o thing_n viz._n contention_n threaten_n mutual_a i._n e._n that_o which_o pass_v one_o from_o another_o hatred_n and_o enmity_n and_o every_o one_o proceed_v in_o ambition_n i._n e._n pride_n or_o immoderate_a desire_n of_o sovereignty_n much_o like_a tyranny_n itself_o then_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o jeremiah_n make_v the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n obscure_a and_o overthrow_v from_o above_o the_o glory_n of_o israel_n and_o remember_v not_o his_o footstool_n in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o wrath._n of_o dioclesian_n proclamation_n against_o the_o christian_n 3._o in_o the_o nineteen_o year_n of_o dioclesian_n reign_n proclamation_n be_v there_o proclamation_n publish_v in_o which_o it_o be_v command_v that_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v make_v even_o with_o the_o ground_n the_o holy_a scripture_n by_o burn_v they_o shall_v be_v abolish_v i._n e._n disannul_v 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