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toleration_n persecution_n from_o toleration_n 2_o hence_o arise_v the_o persecution_n against_o christ_n his_o apostle_n and_o the_o primitive_a christian_n because_o the_o adversary_n persuade_v themselves_o that_o diversity_n of_o worship_n can_v not_o be_v admit_v without_o great_a commotion_n and_o detriment_n unto_o the_o empire_n the_o pharisy_n say_v of_o christ_n this_o man_n do_v many_o miracle_n if_o we_o let_v he_o alone_o all_o man_n will_v believe_v in_o he_o and_o the_o roman_n will_v come_v and_o take_v away_o both_o our_o place_n and_o the_o nation_n joh._n 11.48_o again_o they_o calumniate_v he_o say_v we_o have_v find_v this_o man_n pervert_v the_o nation_n etc._n etc._n luc._n 23.2_o so_o also_o after_o christ_n ascension_n the_o gentile_n accuse_v the_o apostle_n say_v these_o man_n trouble_v our_o city_n and_o preach_v ordinance_n which_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o we_o to_o receive_v nor_o to_o observe_v see_v we_o be_v roman_n act._n 16.20.21_o religion_n civil_a 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the_o hieropolitan_a speak_v against_o the_o cataphrygian_o say_v be_v there_o any_o one_o of_o the_o disciple_n of_o montanus_n and_o of_o those_o foolish_a woman_n his_o complice_n who_o ever_o suffer_v persecution_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o either_o jew_n or_o gentille_n certain_o not_o one_o apud_fw-la euseb_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 15._o 10_o so_o cyprian_n speak_v what_o say_v the_o novatian_a heretic_n to_o these_o thing_n do_v you_o acknowledge_v which_o be_v the_o church_n who_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o house_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v those_o servant_n of_o god_n who_o the_o devil_n vex_v who_o be_v those_o christian_n who_o antichrist_n impugn_v he_o seek_v not_o to_o over_o come_v those_o who_o he_o have_v already_o conquer_v nor_o care_v to_o foil_v who_o he_o know_v be_v his_o own_o etc._n etc._n cypr._n epist_n 57_o ad_fw-la corn._n and_o in_o another_o place_n the_o enemy_n of_o christ_n impugn_v and_o persecute_v none_o but_o the_o soldier_n of_o 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