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〈◊〉_d 24._o into_o the_o earth_n do_v die_v itself_o remain_v alone_o but_o if_o it_o die_v it_o bring_v forth_o much_o fruit_n this_o we_o see_v to_o prove_v true_a in_o the_o member_n which_o before_o be_v verify_v in_o the_o head_n for_o one_o die_v amongst_o the_o visegothe_n that_o many_o may_v live_v and_o of_o one_o grain_n that_o be_v sow_v for_o the_o faith_n a_o great_a crop_n of_o faithful_a people_n sprunge_v up_o peter_n a_o wonderful_a thing_n and_o much_o to_o be_v admire_v in_o these_o our_o day_n of_o certain_a bishop_n of_o africa_n who_o have_v their_o tongue_n cut_v out_o by_o the_o vandal_n that_o be_v arrian_n heretic_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o catholic_a faith_n and_o yet_o speak_v still_o as_o perfect_o as_o they_o do_v before_o chapter_n xxxii_o gregory_n likewise_o in_o the_o time_n of_o justinian_n the_o emperor_n when_o as_o the_o vandal_n that_o be_v arrian_n heretic_n do_v grievous_o persecute_v the_o catholic_a faith_n certain_a bishop_n 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bisshoppe_n of_o milan_n 5._o of_o sabinus_n bisshoppe_n of_o camisina_n 6._o of_o cassius_n bisshoppe_n of_o narni_n 7._o of_o andrew_n bisshoppe_n of_o funda_fw-la 8._o of_o constantius_n bishop_n of_o aquinunt_fw-la 9_o of_o frigidianus_fw-la bishop_n of_o luna_n 10._o of_o sabinus_n bishop_n of_o placentia_n who_o by_o his_o letter_n make_v the_o river_n of_o po_n to_o retire_v into_o his_o channel_n 11._o of_o cerbonius_n bishop_n of_o populonium_n 12._o of_o fulgentius_n bishop_n of_o otricoly_a 13._o of_o herculanus_n bishop_n of_o perusium_n 14._o of_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n isaac_n 15._o of_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n euthitius_n and_o florentius_n 16._o of_o martius_n the_o
monk_n of_o mount_n marsico_n 17._o of_o a_o monk_n dwell_v in_o the_o mountain_n call_v argentario_n who_o raise_v up_o a_o dead_a man_n 18._o of_o bennet_n the_o monk_n 19_o of_o the_o church_n of_o s._n zeno_n the_o martyr_n into_o which_o the_o swell_a water_n come_v not_o any_o further_a than_o to_o the_o door_n 20._o of_o steven_n a_o priest_n in_o the_o province_n of_o valeria_n 21._o of_o a_o nun_n that_o with_o her_o only_a authority_n dispossess_v a_o devil_n 22._o of_o a_o priest_n in_o the_o province_n of_o valeria_n that_o hold_v a_o thief_n at_o his_o sepulchre_n 23._o of_o the_o abbot_n of_o mount_n preneste_n and_o his_o priest_n 24._o of_o theodorus_n clerk_n of_o s._n peter_n church_n in_o rome_n 25._o of_o abundius_a clarcke_n of_o the_o same_o church_n 26._o of_o a_o solitary_a moncke_n 27._o of_o fourtye_n country_n man_n that_o be_v martyre_v because_o they_o will_v not_o eat_v flesh_n sacrifice_v to_o idol_n 28._o of_o a_o great_a multitude_n of_o captive_n 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who_o be_v by_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o certain_a man_n desire_v that_o he_o may_v after_o his_o death_n be_v holpen_v by_o the_o holy_a sacrifice_n and_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o monk_n call_v justus_n 56._o of_o the_o lise_fw-fr and_o death_n of_o bisshoppe_n cassius_n 57_o of_o one_o that_o be_v take_v by_o his_o enemy_n who_o iron_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v loose_v and_o of_o the_o mariner_n call_v caraca_n save_v by_o the_o sacred_a host_n from_o be_v drown_v in_o the_o sea_n 58._o of_o the_o virtue_n and_o mystery_n of_o the_o healthful_a sacrifice_n 59_o how_o we_o ought_v to_o procure_v contrition_n of_o heart_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o holy_a mystery_n and_o of_o the_o custodye_n of_o our_o soul_n after_o we_o have_v be_v sorrowful_a sore_o our_o sin_n 60._o how_o we_o ought_v to_o forgive_v the_o sin_n of_o other_o that_o we_o may_v obtain_v forgiveness_n of_o our_o own_o the_o four_o book_n of_o s._n gregory_n dialogve_n how_o carnal_a man_n give_v 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