Martyrdom: Abel

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Genesis 4:8
And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
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1 John 3:12
Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And why slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
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To Him who Wishes for Martyrdom.
... Since, O son, thou desirest martyrdom, hear. Be thou such as Abel was, or such as
Isaac himself, or Stephen, who chose for himself on the way the righteous life ...
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Epistle Lv. To the People of Thibaris, Exhorting to Martyrdom.
... That Witness who proves martyrs, and crowns them, suffices for a testimony of his
martyrdom. 5. Let us, beloved brethren, imitate righteous Abel, who initiated ...
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On the Glory of Martyrdom.
... In Isaiah He was sawn asunder, in Abel He was slain, in Isaac He was ... life, and fear
not to shed your blood, everything must absolutely give way to martyrdom. ...
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"In the Volume of the Book it is Written of Me" (Heb. . .
... Fourth, in murdering his brother Abel, Cain foreshadowed the wicked martyrdom of
the Tribulation saints by the Son of Perdition. Fifth, Cain was a liar. ...
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Homilies on the Statues.
... Martyrdom, of Abel, [1528]342; of St. John Baptist, [1529]343; crown of, how to
win, [1530]343, [1531]347; has efficacy of Baptism, [1532]376, n. ...
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The Voice of the Blood of Christ
... One of my saints has been murdered, and here he comes, And Abel entered into ... and
the first of God's children who had worn the blood red crown of martyrdom. ...
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Aaron, his Office no Palliation of his Sin, 61.
... Cain more unhappy than Abel, [53]274. ... Paul's ideal of the Christian bishop,
[194]136; his last journey to Rome, [195]139; his martyrdom, [196]139; miracles ...
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The Blood of Sprinkling
... as some say that it is, then it does not speak better things than the blood of Abel;
for it only says the same things in a louder voice. The martyrdom of any ...
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Introductory Notice to Hippolytus.
... country in search of ancient mss., by direction of M. Abel Villemain, Minister ... Of
his martyrdom, though the fact itself is certain, the details, furnished in ...
/.../hippolytus/the refutation of all heresies/introductory notice to hippolytus.htm

Persecution in the First Centuries.
... These persecutions, beginning under Nero about the time of the martyrdom of Paul,
continued ... Therefore they were hated by the wicked, even as Abel was hated by ...
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Subtopics

Martyrdom is Death Endured for the Word of God, and Testimony of Christ

Martyrdom of Saints, Shall be Avenged

Martyrdom: Abel

Martyrdom: Ahimelech and his Fellow Priests

Martyrdom: Antipas

Martyrdom: Christians

Martyrdom: General Scriptures Concerning

Martyrdom: Inflicted at the Instigation of the Devil

Martyrdom: James

Martyrdom: James the Apostle

Martyrdom: John the Baptist