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An Address to Demetrianus

Cyprian of Carthage

Section 21

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Author: Cyprian of Carthage

21. Let no one, however, flatter himself, because

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there

is

for

the

present

to

us

and

to

the

profane

,

to

God’s

worshippers

and

to

God’s

opponents

,

by

reason

of

the

equality

of

the

flesh

and

body

,

a

common

condition

of

worldly

troubles

,

in

such

a

way

as

to

think

from

this

,

that

all

those

things

which

happen

are

not

drawn

down

by

you

;

since

by

the

announcement

of

God

Himself

,

and

by

prophetic

testimony

,

it

has

previously

been

foretold

that

upon

the

unjust

should

come

the

wrath

of

God

,

and

that

persecutions

which

humanly

would

hurt

us

should

not

be

wanting

;

but

,

moreover

,

that

vengeance

,

which

should

defend

with

heavenly

defence

those

who

were

hurt

,

should

attend

them

.

Notes

34
Otherwise read, “to us the worshippers of God, and to His profane opponents.”