It is the Part of the Wicked to Vex the Righteous. - ANF09. The Gospel of Peter, The Diatessaron of Tatian, The Apocalypse of Peter, the Vision of Paul, The Apocalypse of the Virgin and Sedrach, The Testament of Abraham, The Acts of Xanthippe and Polyxena, The Narrative of Zosimus, The Apology of Aristides, The Epistles of Clement (complete text), Origen’s Commentary on John, Books 1–10, and Commentary on Matthew, Books 1, 2, and 10

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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. Observe⁴²³⁷

⁴²³⁷ Or, “Ye perceive.”
that nothing of an unjust or counterfeit character is written in them. There⁴²³⁸

⁴²³⁸ Or, “For.”
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 Daniel⁴²³⁹

⁴²³⁹ Dan. vi. 16.
cast into the den of lions by such as feared God? Were Ananias, and Azarias, and Michael shut up in a furnace⁴²⁴⁰

⁴²⁴⁰ Dan. iii. 20.
of fire by those who observed⁴²⁴¹

⁴²⁴¹ 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 venerate⁴²⁴²

⁴²⁴² Literally, “serve.”
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 illustrious⁴²⁴³

⁴²⁴³ Or, “lifted up.” I. ἔγγραφοι (inscribed).
by God in their memorial for ever and ever. Amen.
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