Psal. 22. 12. to waste, and devour, Psal. 80. 13. to consult against, Psal 83. 3. Mad, and sworn against, Psal. 102. 2. to plow on the back, Psal. 129. 3. to hate, and cast out, Isa. 66 5. to tread down, Jer. 12. 10. to rebuke with reproach, Jer. 15. 15. & 20. 8. to destroy, Jer. 50. 1. to chase, Lam 3. 52. to cut off life, Lam. 3. 35. to hunt mens steps, Lam. 4. 18. Prick∣ing briers, Ezek. 28. 24. to tear, Amos 1. 11. Foxes, Wolves, Luk. 13. 32. Joh. 10. 12. Act. 20. 19. to breathe threatenings, Act. 9. 1. Beasts, 1 Cor. 15. 32. exceeding mad, Act. 26. 11. to waste, Gal. 1. 13. abuse shamefully, 1 Thess. 2. 2 to trouble the Church, 2 Thess. 1. 6. Antichrists, 1 Joh. 2. 18. to war with, Rev. 12 17. drunk with blood, Rev. 17. 6.
Prudentius saith, That their names that are written [ 1] in red letters of blood in the Churches Kalender, are written in golden letters in Christs Register in the book of Life.
Constantine the Great used often to kisse the hol∣low [ 2] of old Paphnutius his eye which he had lost for the cause of Christ in the precedent times of Perse∣cution.
Valentinian a godly Emperor was so highly offended [ 3] with his brother Valence for persecuting the Ortho∣dox Christians, that he denyed to afford him help against the Goths, when they invaded his Domini∣ons, saying; That it was an impious thing to strengthen the hands of a man who had spent his daies in warring against God and his Church. Theod.
When there was a consultation held at Rome, [ 4] whether Carthage should be demolished, yea or no? Scipio perswaded the Senators to let it stand, lest the people of Rome should want an occasion, or ob∣ject whereon to exercise their valour: So God could soon destroy all the persecuting enemies of