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| Chapter V.—Sentence pronounced and executed.
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Chapter V.—Sentence pronounced and
executed.
Rusticus the prefect pronounced sentence, saying,
“Let those who have refused to sacrifice to the gods and to yield
to the command of the emperor be scourged,2648
| 2648 [This wholesale sentence implies a great indifference to
the probable Roman citizenship of some of them, if not our heroic martyr
himself; but Acts xxii. 25–29 seems to allow
that the condemned were not protected by the law.] | and led
away to suffer the punishment of decapitation, according to the
laws.” The holy martyrs having glorified God, and having gone forth
to the accustomed place, were beheaded, and perfected their testimony in
the confession of the Saviour. And some of the faithful having secretly
removed their bodies, laid them in a suitable place, the grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ having wrought along with them, to whom be glory for
ever and ever. Amen.E.C.F. INDEX & SEARCH
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