FOURTH PART

              391.              That the righteous are ridiculed and suffer persecution in the present life.

Gen. 4:8 | 15:13 | 16:4 | 19:9 | 21:9 | 26:14 27:41 | 31:23 | 37:4 Ex. 1:12 ║ Num. 16:3 1 Sam. 21:14 | 23:14 | 2 Sam. 16:7 ║ 2 Chron. 30:10 ║ Job 2:9 | 12:4 | 19:18 | 30:1, 9 | Ps. 2:2 3:2 | 22:12 | 69:11 | 83:2 | 109:4 ║ Prov. 14:2 19:28 | 29:10, 27 | Is. 36:4 | 53:2 ║ Jer. 17:15 20:8 ║ Lam. 2:16 | 3:14 ║ Wis. 5:3 ║ S. Matt. 27:29 ║ S. Luke 23:11 ║ S. John 8:48 | 15:19 Acts 26:14 ║ 1 Cor. 4:9 ║ S. James 2:6.

              392.              That GOD is no accepter of persons.

Deut. 10:17 | 16:19 ║ 2 Chron. 19:7 ║ Is. 42:2 Acts 10:34 ║ Rom. 2:11 ║ Eph. 6:9 l ║ Col. 3:25 l S. James 2:2.

              393.              Against those who oppress the poor and the miserable; and against rapine and calumny.

Gen. 14:16 ║ Ex. 20:15 | 22:1, 21 | Deut. 27:17 1 Sam. 24:14 | 30:8, 16 ║ 2 Kings 5:2 | 6:23 Job 1:17 | 4:10, 11 | 20:18 | 24:2 | 29:12 Ps. 17:12 | 26:12 | 53:5 | 58:6 | 82:3 | 94:6 104:21 | 109:15 ║ Prov. 1:11 | 10:25 | 11:24 21:7 | 22:16, 22, 28 | 23:10, 11 | 28:15, 24 | 30:14 Eccles. 4:1 | 5:8 ║ Is. 1:17 ║ 3:11 | 3:14 l | 10:1 14:2 | 30:12 | 33:1 | 54:14 m | 61:8 ║ Jer. 2:3, 34 5:26 | 17:11 | 21:12 | 22:3, 13 ║ Ezek. 19:2 32:27 | Amos 3:9 | 4:1 ║ Mic. 2:1 | 3:2 | 5:1 Nah. 2:12 | 3:1 ║ Hab. 1:3, 13 | 2:12 | 3:14 l Zech. 8:16 l ║ Mal. 3:5 ║ Ecclus. 4:9, 30 | 13:19 34:20 ║ 1 Macc. 9:36, 40 ║ S. James 2:6.

              394.              Against those who harshly rebuke the poor.

Prov. 14:31 ║ Ecclus. 4:2 18:15 ║ S. Luke 16:21.

              395.              That the evil are not permitted to put forth all their malice against the good.

Gen. 19:10 | 31:24 ║ Job 2:6 | 41:20 ║ Ps. 33:7 104:9 ║ Prov. 10:25 ║ Is. 50:2 l.

              396.              That the righteous are outwardly despised, but inwardly beautiful and precious.

Ex. 26:7 ║ Ps. 45:14 ║ Cant. 1:5 ║ Is. 50:3 S. Matt. 13:44 f ║ 2 Cor. 4:7 ║ Rev. 6:12.