Ye are fond of contention, brethren, and full of zeal about i.Mngs which do not pertain to salvation. Look carefully into the Scriptures, which are the true utterances of the Holy Spirit. Observe ^ that nothing of an unjust or counter- feit character is written in them. There 7 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 un- holy ; they were stoned, but only by transgress- ors ; they were slain, but only by the accursed, and such as had conceived an unrighteous envy