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concern_v their_o collection_n how_o they_o dispose_v of_o they_o and_o how_o their_o suffering_n be_v prejudicial_a to_o the_o common_a wealth_n when_o the_o christian_n see_v themselves_o every_o day_n tertull._n besiege_v and_o betray_v and_o when_o they_o be_v very_o often_o take_v in_o their_o assembly_n and_o press_v to_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o god_n than_o they_o cry_v out_o and_o say_v we_o can_v hinder_v our_o life_n from_o be_v in_o danger_n if_o we_o will_v be_v faithful_a to_o god_n pag._n 31_o note_n and_o 116._o it_o be_v well_o know_v unto_o many_o how_o that_o the_o innocent_a and_o harmless_a christian_n have_v of_o late_o parallel_n be_v often_o hale_v out_o of_o their_o assembly_n and_o press_v to_o do_v thing_n contrary_a to_o their_o conscience_n upon_o the_o refusal_n of_o which_o their_o liberty_n and_o estate_n have_v not_o only_o be_v in_o peril_n but_o their_o life_n also_o so_o that_o the_o true_a christian_n may_v well_o conclude_v as_o the_o ancient_a christian_n do_v viz._n that_o they_o can_v hinder_v their_o life_n from_o be_v in_o peril_n if_o they_o will_v be_v faithful_a to_o god_n the_o christian_n be_v account_v public_a enemy_n tertull._n to_o the_o emperor_n because_o the_o honour_n they_o render_v to_o they_o be_v neither_o vain_a flatter_a nor_o rash_a but_o mark_v what_o tertullian_n say_v to_o the_o heathen_a concern_v this_o particular_a think_v you_o say_v he_o these_o be_v such_o great_a testimony_n of_o affection_n to_o kindle_v fire_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o street_n to_o set_v up_o table_n there_o to_o make_v feast_n in_o the_o public_a place_n to_o change_v the_o face_n of_o the_o city_n into_o that_o of_o a_o great_a tavern_n etc._n etc._n must_v a_o public_a shame_n be_v the_o mark_n of_o a_o public_a joy_n say_v he_o must_v these_o thing_n be_v account_v seemly_a on_o the_o solemn_a day_n of_o prince_n which_o at_o no_o other_o time_n or_o on_o other_o day_n be_v fit_v or_o decent_a pag._n 126._o in_o 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practice_n of_o the_o heathen_a and_o they_o may_v see_v how_o they_o resemble_v one_o another_o to_o their_o great_a shame_n that_o profess_v christianity_n and_o be_v yet_o manifest_v their_o public_a joy_n by_o glory_v in_o their_o public_a thame_n which_o be_v neither_o comely_a decent_a nor_o profitable_a either_o to_o the_o king_n the_o kingdom_n or_o to_o the_o subject_n nor_o yet_o in_o any_o wise_a become_a christian_n therefore_o be_v they_o now_o to_o be_v testify_v against_o as_o they_o be_v heretofore_o when_o they_o be_v up_o hold_v by_o the_o heathen_a and_o be_v witness_v against_o by_o the_o ancient_a christian_n the_o ancient_a christian_n confess_v they_o be_v command_v to_o love_v their_o enemy_n and_o that_o they_o tertull._n be_v to_o hate_v none_o and_o that_o they_o be_v forbid_v to_o revenge_v injury_n receive_v though_o the_o sword_n and_o sire_n be_v employ_v against_o they_o and_o they_o be_v often_o by_o people_n assault_v with_o stone_n yet_o they_o 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they_o that_o thus_o entreat_v they_o and_o therefore_o may_v we_o conclude_v that_o they_o be_v find_v in_o the_o practice_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o ancient_a christian_n the_o christian_n suffer_v themselves_o willing_o to_o tertull._n be_v kill_v say_v in_o their_o religion_n it_o be_v rather_o lawful_a to_o let_v themselves_o be_v kill_v then_o to_o kill_v other_o note_n nevertheless_o they_o be_v declare_v to_o be_v the_o roman_n enemy_n though_o they_o do_v they_o no_o hurt_n and_o thus_o much_o they_o confass_v it_o be_v true_a say_v they_o we_o be_v enemy_n yet_o not_o of_o man_n but_o of_o their_o error_n pa._n 133._o 134._o the_o true_a christian_n now_o that_o be_v of_o the_o parallel_n pure_a religion_n say_v yet_o the_o same_o though_o apostatise_v christian_n be_v imprison_n banish_v and_o kill_v their_o fellow_n creature_n about_o their_o religion_n but_o so_o do_v not_o the_o ancient_a christian_n who_o keep_v the_o faith_n and_o abode_n in_o the_o truth_n in_o 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