Persecution: Lawful Means May be Used to Escape
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Matthew 2:13
And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be you there until I bring you word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
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Matthew 10:23
But when they persecute you in this city, flee you into another: for truly I say to you, You shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
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Matthew 12:14,15
Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
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Concerning Persecution
... We are bound by all lawful means to preserve our own lives ... Because our prayers may
be a means to convert them ... Canticles 8:7). No, not the waters of persecution. ...
/.../the beatitudes an exposition of matthew 51-12/21 concerning persecution.htm

part vii.
... to touch [1698] the Ark, which it was not lawful for them ... General Persecution at
Alexandria. ... so, since they cannot recommend themselves by fair means, they may ...
/.../athanasius/select works and letters or athanasius/part vii.htm

The Second Helvetic Confession, AD 1566.
... Singing is not indispensable, but lawful and desirable. ... does not bind election to
the visible means of grace ... not so much in the principle of persecution as in ...
/.../ 55 the second helvetic.htm

Differences in Judgment About Water Baptism, no Bar to Communion ...
... argument; which is to prove, that it is lawful to hold ... in one another, in the use
of private means, as private ... men as holy as you can, that they may be fitted ...
/.../the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/differences in judgment about water.htm

Defence against the Arians.
... against him, and requested either that a lawful Council of ... have in all respects acted
by means of that ... of compelling to offer sacrifice in time of persecution. ...
/.../select works and letters or athanasius/defence against the arians.htm

Covenanting a Duty.
... the carrying of them into effect, would not be persecution. ... subject to swear allegiance
to his lawful sovereign; at ... may not acquiesce in the means employed by ...
/.../cunningham/the ordinance of covenanting/chapter iii covenanting a duty.htm

Knox's Writings from Abroad: Beginning of the Scottish Revolution ...
... December 1558) had claimed it as lawful, we know ... to proof that no plan of persecution
in Scotland ... means to persecute extremely in Poitou, Guienne, and Scotland. ...
/.../lang/john knox and the reformation/chapter viii knoxs writings from.htm

Knox -- the First Temptation of Christ
... whether it be against your bodies by persecution, or inwardly in ... and opinion of men,
then it is lawful for me ... For God has means to feed, preserve, and maintain ...
/.../various/the worlds great sermons volume i/knox the first temptation.htm

Concerning the Power of the Civil Magistrate in Matters Purely ...
... follows they ought to use all means possible to ... burned, and afterwards defending
that it was lawful to burn ... excellent rule, that in time of persecution do not ...
/.../proposition xiv concerning the power.htm

The Barren Fig-Tree;
... for a while; for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because ... he then do that
which is lawful and right ... with judgment; when Christ, by his means, hath been ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/the barren fig-tree.htm

Resources
If I convert to Christianity, my family will disown me, and I will be persecuted. Should I follow Jesus? | GotQuestions.org

What does it mean that blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake? | GotQuestions.org

What is Novatianism? | GotQuestions.org

Persecution: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Persecution

Persecution is Inconsistent With the Spirit of the Gospel

Persecution is Sometimes to Death

Persecution of Abel

Persecution of Antipas

Persecution of Daniel

Persecution of David

Persecution of Elijah

Persecution of Elisha

Persecution of Gideon

Persecution of Hanani

Persecution of James

Persecution of Jeremiah

Persecution of Jesus

Persecution of Job

Persecution of John

Persecution of John the Baptist

Persecution of Lazarus

Persecution of Lot

Persecution of Micaiah

Persecution of Moses

Persecution of Prophets

Persecution of Prophets Martyred by Jezebel

Persecution of Saints, is a Persecution of Christ

Persecution of Simon

Persecution of Stephen

Persecution of the Apostles

Persecution of the Congregation at Smyrna

Persecution of the Disciples

Persecution of the Ekklesia (Body of Christ)

Persecution of the Jews

Persecution of the Righteous

Persecution of the Righteous: A Mode of Divine Chastisement

Persecution of the Righteous: Deliverance From

Persecution of the Righteous: Diffuses the Gospel

Persecution of the Three Hebrew Young Men (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) of the Captivity

Persecution of Timothy

Persecution of Urijah

Persecution of Zachariah

Persecution: All That Live Godly in Christ, Shall Suffer

Persecution: Blessedness of Enduring, for Christ's Sake

Persecution: Cannot Separated from Christ

Persecution: Christ Suffered

Persecution: Christ Voluntarily Submitted To

Persecution: Christ Was Patient Under

Persecution: False Teachers Shrink From

Persecution: God Delivers out of

Persecution: God Forsakes not his Saints Under

Persecution: Hypocrites Cannot Endure

Persecution: Lawful Means May be Used to Escape

Persecution: Men by Nature Addicted To

Persecution: Originates: Hated to God and Christ

Persecution: Originates: Hatred to the Gospel

Persecution: Originates: Ignorance of God and Christ

Persecution: Originates: Mistaken Zeal

Persecution: Originates: Pride

Persecution: Pray for Those Suffering

Persecution: Preacher of the Gospel Subject To

Persecution: Saints May Expect

Persecution: Saints Suffer, for the Sake of God

Persecution: Saints Suffering, should Commit Themselves to God

Persecution: Saints Suffering, should Exhibit Patience

Persecution: Saints Suffering, should Glorify God

Persecution: Saints Suffering, should Pray for Deliverance

Persecution: Saints Suffering, should Pray for Those Who Inflict

Persecution: Saints Suffering, should Rejoice

Persecution: Saints Suffering, should Return Blessing For

Persecution: Spirit of Chaldeans

Persecution: Spirit of Gentiles

Persecution: Spirit of Herod

Persecution: Spirit of Jews

Persecution: Spirit of Jezebel

Persecution: Spirit of Paul

Persecution: Spirit of Pharaoh

Persecution: Spirit of Pharisees

Persecution: Spirit of Saul

Persecution: Spirit of Zedekiah

Persecution: Suffering of Apostles

Persecution: Suffering of Daniel

Persecution: Suffering of David

Persecution: Suffering of Hebrews

Persecution: Suffering of Jeremiah

Persecution: Suffering of Micaiah

Persecution: Suffering of Paul and Barnabas

Persecution: Suffering of Paul and Silas

Persecution: Suffering of Peter

Persecution: Suffering of Saints of Old

Persecution: Suffering of The Church

Persecution: Suffering of The Prophets

Persecution: The Hope of Future Blessedness Supports Under

Persecution: The Wicked: Active In

Persecution: The Wicked: Addicted To

Persecution: The Wicked: Encourage Each Other In

Persecution: The Wicked: Illustrated

Persecution: The Wicked: Punishment For

Persecution: The Wicked: Rejoice in Its Success

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