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| Chapter XLV.—It is the part of the wicked to vex the righteous.
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Chapter XLV.—It is the part of the
wicked to vex the righteous.
Ye are fond of
contention, brethren, and full of zeal about things which do not pertain
to salvation. Look carefully into the Scriptures, which are the
true utterances of the Holy Spirit. Observe194
that nothing of an unjust or counterfeit character is written in
them. There195
you will not find that the righteous were
cast off by men who themselves were holy. The righteous were indeed
persecuted, but only by the wicked. They were cast into prison, but only
by the unholy; they were stoned, but only by transgressors; they were
slain, but only by the accursed, and such as had conceived an unrighteous
envy against them. Exposed to such sufferings, they endured them
gloriously. For what shall we say, brethren? Was Daniel196
cast into the den of lions by such as feared God? Were Ananias,
and Azarias, and Mishaël shut up in a furnace197
of fire by those who observed198
| 198 Literally, “worshipped.” | the
great and glorious worship of the Most High? Far from us be such a
thought! Who, then, were they that did such things? The hateful, and
those full of all wickedness, were roused to such a pitch of fury, that
they inflicted torture on those who served God with a holy and blameless
purpose [of heart], not knowing that the Most High is the Defender and
Protector of all such as with a pure conscience venerate199
His all-excellent name; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
But they who with confidence endured [these things] are now heirs of
glory and honour, and have been exalted and made illustrious200
by God in their memorial for ever and ever.
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