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and_o fellow-pupil_n with_o st._n paul_n who_o prove_v afterward_o his_o mortal_a enemy_n but_o i_o must_v confess_v i_o find_v not_o in_o all_o that_o epistle_n the_o least_o shadow_n of_o probability_n to_o countenance_v that_o conjecture_n antiquity_n p._n antiquity_n epiph._n haerâ—â—_n xx._n p._n 27._o doroth_n synop_n de_fw-fr vit._n app._n in_o bibl._n pp_n tom._n 3._o p._n make_v he_o probable_o enough_o to_o have_v be_v one_o of_o the_o lxx_o disciple_n choose_v by_o our_o lord_n as_o co-adjutors_a to_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o indeed_o his_o admirable_a knowledge_n in_o the_o christian_a doctrine_n his_o singular_a ability_n to_o defend_v the_o cause_n of_o christ_n messiaship_n against_o its_o most_o acute_a opposer_n plain_o argue_v he_o to_o have_v be_v some_o considerable_a time_n train_v up_o under_o our_o saviour_n immediate_a institution_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a zeal_n and_o piety_n endow_v with_o extraordinary_a measure_n of_o that_o divine_a spirit_n that_o be_v late_o shed_v upon_o the_o church_n and_o incomparable_o furnish_v with_o miraculous_a power_n which_o peculiar_o qualify_v he_o for_o a_o place_n of_o honour_n and_o usefulness_n in_o the_o church_n whereto_o he_o be_v advance_v upon_o this_o occasion_n iii_o the_o primitive_a church_n among_o the_o many_o instance_n of_o religion_n for_o which_o it_o be_v famous_a and_o venerable_a be_v for_o none_o more_o remarkable_a than_o their_o charity_n they_o live_v and_o love_v as_o brethren_n be_v of_o one_o heart_n and_o one_o soul_n and_o continue_v together_o with_o one_o accord_n love_n and_o charity_n be_v the_o common_a soul_n that_o animate_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o believer_n and_o convey_v heat_n and_o vital_a spirit_n to_o every_o part_n they_o pray_v and_o worship_v god_n in_o the_o same_o place_n and_o feed_v together_o at_o the_o same_o table_n none_o can_v want_v for_o they_o have_v all_o in_o 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testament_n as_o also_o in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o father_n be_v common_o use_v for_o the_o gentile_a world_n who_o accommodate_v themselves_o to_o their_o manner_n of_o live_v speak_v the_o greek_a language_n but_o altogether_o mix_v with_o hebraism_n and_o jewish_a form_n of_o speech_n and_o this_o call_v lingua_n hellenistica_n and_o use_v no_o other_o bible_n but_o the_o greek_a translation_n of_o the_o septuagint_n loc_n comment_fw-fr de_fw-fr hellenist_n qu._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o praecipue_fw-la pag._n 232._o etc._n etc._n vid._n etiam_fw-la inter_fw-la alios_fw-la bez._n &_o camer_n in_o loc_n a_o notion_n which_o salmasius_n have_v take_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n to_o confute_v by_o show_v that_o never_o any_o people_n go_v under_o that_o notion_n and_o character_n that_o the_o jew_n in_o what_o part_n of_o the_o world_n soever_o they_o be_v be_v not_o a_o distinct_a nation_n from_o those_o that_o live_v in_o palestine_n that_o there_o never_o be_v any_o such_o 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time_n great_a number_n of_o these_o proselyte_n at_o jerusalem_n be_v evident_a and_o strange_a it_o be_v if_o when_o at_o other_o time_n they_o be_v desirous_a to_o have_v the_o gospel_n preach_v to_o they_o none_o of_o they_o shall_v have_v be_v bring_v over_o to_o the_o faith_n even_o among_o the_o seven_o make_v choice_n of_o to_o be_v deacon_n most_o if_o not_o all_o of_o who_o we_o may_v reasonable_o conclude_v to_o have_v be_v take_v out_o of_o these_o grecian_n we_o find_v one_o express_o say_v to_o have_v be_v a_o proselyte_n of_o antioch_n as_o in_o all_o likelihood_n some_o if_o not_o all_o the_o other_o may_v be_v proselyte_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o thus_o where_o ever_o we_o meet_v with_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o grecian_n in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o apostolic_a act_n as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v meet_v with_o in_o two_o place_n more_o we_o may_v 9.29.11.20_o act._n 9.29.11.20_o and_o in_o reason_n be_v to_o understand_v it_o so_o that_o these_o hellenist_n who_o speak_v greek_n and_o use_v the_o translation_n of_o the_o lxx_o be_v jew_n by_o religion_n and_o gentile_n by_o descent_n with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o gentile_n they_o have_v the_o same_o common_a original_a with_o the_o jew_n the_o same_o common_a profession_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o here_o oppose_v to_o jew_n which_o all_o those_o may_v be_v style_v who_o embrace_v judaisme_n and_o the_o rite_n of_o moses_n though_o they_o be_v not_o bear_v of_o jewish_a ancestor_n but_o to_o the_o hebrew_n who_o be_v jew_n both_o by_o their_o religion_n and_o their_o nation_n and_o this_o may_v give_v we_o some_o probable_a account_n why_o the_o widow_n of_o these_o hellenist_n have_v not_o so_o much_o care_v take_v of_o they_o as_o those_o of_o the_o hebrew_n the_o person_n with_o who_o the_o apostle_n in_o a_o great_a measure_n entrust_v the_o ministration_n be_v kind_a to_o those_o of_o their_o own_o nation_n their_o neighbour_n and_o it_o may_v be_v 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the_o christian_a faith_n some_o not_o improbable_o conceive_v that_o the_o severe_a judgement_n which_o happen_v not_o long_o after_o may_v have_v a_o peculiar_a influence_n to_o dispose_v the_o emperor_n mind_n to_o more_o tenderness_n and_o pity_n for_o the_o remainder_n of_o his_o life_n for_o during_o his_o abode_n at_o antioch_n there_o be_v dreadful_a and_o unusual_a supr_fw-la unusual_a dio._n cass_n hist_o rom._n l._n 68_o &_o xiphil_n in_o vit_fw-fr traj_n p._n 249_o 250_o 251._o jo._n malel_n chro._n l._n 10._o ubi_fw-la supr_fw-la earthquake_n fatal_a to_o other_o place_n but_o which_o fall_v most_o heavy_a upon_o antioch_n at_o that_o time_n fill_v more_o than_o ordinary_a with_o a_o vast_a army_n and_o confluence_n of_o people_n from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n among_o thousand_o that_o die_v and_o far_o great_a number_n that_o be_v maim_v and_o wound_v pedo_n the_o consul_n lose_v his_o life_n and_o trajan_n himself_o have_v he_o not_o escape_v out_o at_o a_o window_n have_v undergo_v the_o same_o fate_n accident_n which_o i_o doubt_v not_o prepare_v his_o mind_n to_o a_o more_o serious_a consideration_n and_o regard_n of_o thing_n though_o these_o calamity_n happen_v not_o till_o some_o year_n after_o ignatius_n his_o death_n xi_o whether_o these_o judgement_n be_v immediate_a instance_n of_o the_o divine_a displeasure_n for_o the_o severity_n use_v against_o the_o christian_n and_o particular_o for_o their_o cruelty_n to_o ignatius_n i_o will_v not_o say_v certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o christian_a church_n have_v a_o mighty_a loss_n in_o so_o useful_a and_o excellent_a a_o person_n for_o he_o be_v a_o good_a man_n one_o in_o who_o breast_n the_o true_a spirit_n of_o religion_n do_v eminent_o dwell_v a_o man_n of_o very_o moderate_a and_o mortify_a affection_n in_o which_o sense_n he_o doubtless_o intend_v that_o famous_a save_n so_o much_o celebrate_v by_o the_o ancient_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d my_o love_n be_v crucify_v that_o be_v for_o to_o that_o purpose_n he_o explain_v it_o in_o the_o very_a word_n that_o follow_v his_o appetite_n and_o desire_n be_v crucify_v to_o the_o world_n and_o all_o the_o lust_n and_o pleasure_n of_o it_o we_o may_v with_o 499._o with_o orat._n supr_fw-la laud._n p._n 499._o s._n chrysostom_n consider_v he_o in_o a_o threefold_a capacity_n as_o a_o apostle_n a_o bishop_n and_o a_o martyr_n as_o a_o apostle_n in_o the_o large_a acception_n of_o the_o word_n he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o men._n graet_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greek_a office_n style_v he_o the_o immediate_a successor_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o their_o see_n he_o be_v careful_a to_o diffuse_v and_o propagate_v the_o genuine_a doctrine_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v of_o the_o apostle_n and_o take_v a_o kind_n of_o ecumenical_a care_n of_o all_o the_o church_n even_o in_o his_o passage_n to_o rome_n he_o survey_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o 106._o as_o h._n eccl._n l._n 3._o c._n 36._o p._n 106._o eusebius_n tell_v we_o the_o diocese_n or_o church_n that_o belong_v to_o all_o the_o city_n whither_o he_o come_v confirm_v they_o by_o his_o sermon_n and_o exhortation_n and_o direct_v epistle_n to_o several_a of_o the_o principal_a for_o their_o further_a order_n and_o establishment_n in_o the_o faith_n as_o a_o bishop_n he_o be_v a_o diligent_a faithful_a and_o industrious_a pastor_n infinite_o careful_a of_o his_o charge_n which_o though_o so_o exceed_o vast_a and_o numerous_a he_o prudent_o instruct_v govern_v and_o superintended_a and_o that_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o ticklish_a and_o troublesome_a time_n above_o forty_o year_n together_o he_o have_v a_o true_a and_o unchangeable_a love_n for_o his_o people_n and_o when_o ravish_v from_o they_o in_o order_n to_o his_o martyrdom_n there_o be_v not_o any_o church_n to_o who_o he_o 37._o he_o epist_n ad_fw-la eph._n p._n 9_o ad_fw-la magnes_fw-la p._n 15._o ad_fw-la trallian_n p._n 20._o ad_fw-la rom._n p._n 25._o ad_fw-la philaâ—elph_n p._n 31_o ad_fw-la smyrn_n p._n 37._o write_v but_o he_o particular_o beg_v their_o prayer_n to_o god_n for_o his_o church_n at_o antioch_n and_o of_o some_o of_o they_o desire_v that_o they_o will_v send_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o divine_a ambassador_n thither_o on_o purpose_n to_o comfort_v they_o and_o to_o congratulate_v their_o happy_a deliverance_n from_o the_o persecution_n and_o because_o he_o know_v that_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o good_a of_o soul_n be_v no_o less_o undermine_v by_o heresy_n from_o within_o then_o assaluted_a by_o violence_n and_o persecution_n from_o without_o he_o have_v a_o peculiar_a eye_n to_o that_o and_o take_v all_o occasion_n of_o warn_v the_o church_n to_o beware_v of_o heretic_n and_o seducer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o he_o style_v supr_fw-la style_v epist_n ad_fw-la smyrn_n p_o 34._o &_o easeb_n ubi_fw-la supr_fw-la they_o those_o beast_n in_o the_o shape_n of_o man_n who_o wild_a notion_n and_o brutish_a manner_n begin_v even_o then_o to_o embase_v religion_n and_o corrupt_v the_o simplicity_n of_o the_o faith_n indeed_o he_o due_o fill_v up_o all_o the_o measure_n of_o a_o wise_a governor_n and_o a_o excellent_a guide_n of_o soul_n and_o etc._n and_o ubi_fw-la supr_fw-la p._n 500_o etc._n etc._n s._n chrysostom_n run_v through_o the_o particular_a character_n of_o the_o bishop_n delineate_v by_o s._n paul_n and_o find_v they_o all_o accomplish_a and_o make_v good_a in_o he_o with_o so_o generous_a a_o care_n say_v he_o 499._o he_o ibid._n p._n 499._o so_o exact_a a_o diligence_n do_v he_o preside_v over_o the_o flock_n of_o christ_n even_o to_o the_o make_v good_a what_o our_o lord_n describe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o utmost_a pitch_n and_o line_n of_o episcopal_a fidelity_n to_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o the_o sheep_n and_o this_o he_o do_v with_o all_o courage_n and_o fortitude_n which_o be_v the_o last_o consideration_n we_o shall_v remark_n concern_v he_o xii_o as_o a_o martyr_n he_o give_v the_o high_a testimony_n to_o his_o fidelity_n and_o to_o the_o truth_n of_o that_o religion_n which_o he_o both_o preach_v and_o practise_v he_o glory_v in_o his_o suffering_n as_o his_o honour_n and_o his_o privilege_n and_o look_v upon_o his_o chain_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o call_v 6._o call_v epist_n ad_fw-la eph._n p._n 6._o they_o as_o his_o jewel_n and_o his_o ornament_n he_o be_v raise_v above_o either_o the_o love_n or_o fear_v of_o the_o present_a state_n and_o can_v with_o as_o much_o ease_n and_o freedom_n say_v landat_fw-la say_v loâ—_n landat_fw-la chrysostom_n lay_v down_o his_o life_n as_o another_o man_n can_v put_v off_o his_o clothes_n the_o truth_n be_v his_o soul_n be_v strange_o inflame_v with_o a_o desire_n of_o martyrdom_n he_o wish_v every_o step_n of_o his_o journey_n to_o meet_v with_o the_o wild_a beast_n that_o be_v prepare_v for_o he_o and_o tell_v the_o 〈…〉_o the_o 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in_o his_o letter_n to_o pope_n victor_n particular_o reckon_v 191._o reckon_v ap._n euseb_n l._n 5._o c._n 24._o p._n 191._o sagaris_n and_o melito_n among_o the_o chief_a champion_n of_o the_o cause_n this_o paschal_n book_n of_o s._n melito_n be_v mention_v also_o by_o 147._o by_o ap._n euseb_n ubi_fw-la sâ—pr_fw-la p._n 147._o clemens_n of_o alexandria_n in_o a_o tract_n concern_v the_o same_o subject_n wherein_o he_o confess_v that_o he_o be_v move_v to_o that_o undertake_n by_o the_o discourse_n which_o melito_n have_v publish_v upon_o that_o subject_n v._o how_o unwearied_a be_v true_a goodness_n and_o a_o love_n to_o soul_n how_o will_v to_o digest_v any_o difficulty_n by_o which_o another_o happiness_n may_v be_v advance_v his_o brother_n onesimus_n have_v desire_v of_o he_o to_o remark_n such_o passage_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o principal_o make_v for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n and_o to_o let_v he_o know_v how_o many_o of_o those_o 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and_o raise_v he_o up_o from_o the_o dead_a he_o be_v a_o man_n beside_o the_o piety_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o the_o strictness_n and_o innocency_n of_o his_o life_n of_o great_a part_n and_o learning_n he_o have_v elegans_fw-la &_o declamatorium_fw-la ingenium_fw-la as_o melit_fw-la as_o apud_fw-la hieron_n de_fw-fr script_n in_o melit_fw-la tertullian_n say_v of_o he_o a_o smart_n elegant_a wit_n able_a to_o represent_v thing_n with_o their_o most_o proper_a aggravation_n he_o write_v book_n almost_o in_o all_o kind_n of_o subject_n divine_a moral_a and_o philosophical_a the_o monument_n of_o no_o less_o industry_n than_o learning_n which_o be_v all_o long_a since_o lose_v some_o very_a few_o fragment_n only_o except_v i_o know_v there_o be_v that_o suspect_v he_o to_o have_v have_v notion_n less_o orthodox_n about_o some_o of_o the_o great_a principle_n of_o religion_n which_o i_o confess_v seem_v to_o i_o a_o most_o uncharitable_a and_o unjust_a reflection_n upon_o so_o holy_a 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the_o creation_n and_o generation_n of_o christ_n where_o admit_v it_o to_o have_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d creation_n he_o allude_v i_o doubt_v not_o to_o that_o of_o solomon_n the_o lord_n possess_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d create_v i_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o way_n and_o evident_a it_o be_v that_o before_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o arrian_n controversy_n the_o plura_fw-la the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d constit_fw-la apost_n l._n 5._o c._n 19_o col_fw-fr 370._o caterum_fw-la ne_fw-la tune_n quidem_fw-la solus_fw-la habebat_fw-la enim_fw-la secum_fw-la quem_fw-la habebat_fw-la in_o semetipsâ—_n rationem_fw-la svam_fw-la scilicet_fw-la hanâ—_n graeci_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o aque_fw-la sophiam_fw-la quoque_fw-la exaudi_fw-la ut_fw-la secundam_fw-la peâ—sonam_fw-la conditam_fw-la primo_fw-la dominus_fw-la creavit_fw-la i_o initium_fw-la viarum_fw-la in_o opera_fw-la sva_fw-la etc._n etc._n nam_fw-la ut_fw-la primum_fw-la deus_fw-la voluit_fw-la
judgement_n and_o our_o conformity_n to_o he_o in_o glory_n and_o to_o hope_v for_o a_o state_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n wherein_o they_o shall_v be_v entertain_v with_o such_o little_a and_o trifle_a such_o fade_a and_o transitory_a thing_n as_o this_o world_n do_v afford_v dionysius_n be_v then_o in_o the_o province_n of_o the_o arsenoitae_n where_o this_o opinion_n have_v prevail_v so_o far_o as_o to_o draw_v whole_a church_n into_o schism_n and_o separation_n summon_v the_o presbyter_n and_o teacher_n who_o preach_v in_o the_o country_n village_n and_o as_o many_o of_o the_o people_n as_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o come_v advise_v they_o that_o in_o their_o sermon_n they_o will_v public_o examine_v this_o doctrine_n they_o present_o defend_v themselves_o with_o this_o book_n whereupon_o he_o begin_v more_o close_o to_o join_v issue_n with_o they_o continue_v with_o they_o three_o day_n together_o from_o morning_n to_o night_n weigh_v and_o discuss_v the_o doctrine_n contain_v 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