This was a deal forged under the looming threat of persecution.
Times, Sunday Times
Nevertheless, there were religious dissenters who lived their faith in spite of the threat of persecution.
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Due to the threat of persecution the church at first met in private houses.
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They do not fear for themselves and for their own safety, but are troubled that the national believers live in fear with the constant threat of persecution.
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