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his_o son_n to_o have_v remain_v uncorrupt_a the_o case_n be_v thus_o in_o y_fw-es â—_o he_o bring_v forth_o his_o wife_n for_o jealousy_n over_o the_o which_o he_o be_v accuse_v into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o apostle_n it_o be_v to_o clear_v he_o oâ—_n the_o â—â—â—me_n lay_v to_o his_o charge_n and_o to_o teach_v the_o bridle_a of_o the_o flesh_n by_o contain_v and_o refrain_v voluptuous_a lust_n and_o pleasure_n he_o will_v not_o as_o i_o suppose_v accord_v unto_o the_o precept_n serve_v two_o master_n lust_n and_o the_o lord_n they_o say_v that_o mathias_n after_o this_o manner_n command_v by_o instruction_n the_o flesh_n to_o be_v overcome_v and_o tame_v yield_v unto_o it_o not_o one_o jot_n which_o may_v tend_v unto_o pleasure_n and_o that_o the_o soul_n hereby_o shall_v take_v increase_n by_o faith_n and_o knowledge_n thus_o much_o shall_v seem_v sufficient_o speak_v toutch_v they_o which_o then_o deprave_a the_o truth_n and_o sudden_o come_v to_o naught_o cap._n xxvii_n greek_a 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he_o remember_v also_o philip_n the_o apostle_n and_o his_o daughter_n after_o rome_n this_o manner_n foâ—_n in_o asiâ—_n say_v he_o great_a pledge_n of_o christian_a religion_n rest_v themselves_o â–ª_o which_o shall_v rise_v the_o last_o day_n at_o the_o come_n of_o the_o lord_n when_o he_o shall_v come_v from_o heaven_n with_o glory_n to_o seek_v out_o all_o the_o saint_n â–ª_o philip_n one_o of_o the_o twelue_fw-mi apostles_n â–ª_o rest_v in_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n at_o hierapolis_n and_o two_o of_o his_o daughter_n which_o lead_v their_o whole_a life_n in_o virginitye_n the_o third_o who_o conversation_n be_v direct_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n rest_v at_o ephesus_n and_o john_n which_o lean_v on_o the_o breast_n of_o our_o saviour_n who_o be_v also_o a_o 21._o priest_n wear_v the_o garment_n petalum_fw-la a_o martyr_n and_o a_o doctor_n rest_v at_o ephesus_n thus_o much_o of_o their_o end_n in_o the_o dialogue_n of_o gaius_n mention_v before_o proclus_n against_o who_o 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