Ante-Nicene Fathers — Vol. 06 — CCEL UTF-8 text — Section 405
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Work: Ante-Nicene Fathers — Volume 6
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Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. 6
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8. There was also a body of soldiers, [810] including Ammon, and Zeno, and Ptolemy, and Ingenuus, and along with them an old man, Theophilus, who had taken up their position in a mass in front of the tribunal; and when a certain person was standing his trial as a Christian, and was already inclining to make a denial, these stood round about and ground their teeth, and made signs with their faces, and stretched out their hands, and made all manner of gestures with their bodies. And while the attention of all was directed to them, before any could lay hold of them, they ran quickly up to…
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- Christian Classics Ethereal Library — ANF06 UTF-8 text
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