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An Address to Demetrianus

Cyprian of Carthage

Section 6

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Author: Cyprian of Carthage

6. In fine, listen to Himself speaking; Himself with

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a

divine

voice

at

once

instructing

and

warning

us

:

“

Thou

shalt

worship

the

Lord

thy

God

,

”

says

He

,

“

and

Him

only

shalt

thou

serve

.

”

And

again

,

“

Thou

shalt

have

none

other

gods

but

me

.

”

And

again

,

“

Go

not

after

other

gods

,

to

serve

them

;

and

worship

them

not

,

and

provoke

not

me

to

anger

with

the

works

of

your

hands

to

destroy

you

.

”

Moreover

,

the

prophet

,

filled

with

the

Holy

Spirit

,

attests

and

denounces

the

anger

of

God

,

saying

,

“

Thus

saith

the

Lord

Almighty

:

Because

of

mine

house

that

is

waste

,

and

ye

run

every

man

to

his

own

house

,

therefore

the

heavens

shall

be

stayed

from

dew

,

and

the

earth

shall

withhold

her

fruits

:

and

I

will

bring

a

sword

upon

the

earth

,

and

upon

the

corn

,

and

upon

the

wine

,

and

upon

the

oil

,

and

upon

men

,

and

upon

cattle

,

and

upon

all

the

labours

of

their

hands

.

”

Moreover

,

another

prophet

repeats

,

and

says

,

“

And

I

will

cause

it

to

rain

upon

one

city

,

and

upon

another

city

I

will

cause

it

not

to

rain

.

One

piece

shall

be

rained

upon

,

and

the

piece

whereon

I

send

no

rain

shall

be

withered

.

And

two

and

three

cities

shall

be

gathered

into

one

city

to

drink

water

,

and

shall

not

be

satisfied

;

and

ye

are

not

converted

unto

me

,

saith

the

Lord

.

”

Notes

9
Deut. vi. 13.
10
Ex. xxix. 3.
11
Jer. xxv. 6.
12
Hag. i. 9.
13
Amos iv. 7.