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When he was at the last gasp, he said, “You, miscreant, release us out of this present life, but the King of the world will raise us who have died for his laws up to an everlasting renewal of life.”
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Verse 9. Most wicked. The martyrs have sometimes been inspired by God to speak in harsh language to magistrates; though their office generally commands respect. Bible.—Life. The resurrection is clearly specified in all these answers. The Redeemer was near at hand. Calmet.—Christiani fuerunt … factis. Saint Augustine ser. i. 2.
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