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Exhortation to Martyrdom

Cyprian of Carthage

Part 10 · Introduction

About this work

Author: Cyprian of Carthage

In Deuteronomy, “The Lord your God proveth you, that

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He

may

know

if

ye

love

the

Lord

your

God

with

all

your

heart

,

and

with

all

your

soul

,

and

with

all

your

strength

.

”

And

again

,

Solomon

:

“

The

furnace

proveth

the

potter’s

vessel

,

and

righteous

men

the

trial

of

tribulation

.

”

Paul

also

testifies

similar

things

,

and

speaks

,

saying

:

“

We

glory

in

the

hope

of

the

glory

of

God

.

And

not

only

so

,

but

we

glory

in

tribulations

also

;

knowing

that

tribulation

worketh

patience

,

and

patience

experience

,

and

experience

hope

;

and

hope

maketh

not

ashamed

,

because

the

love

of

God

is

shed

abroad

in

our

hearts

by

the

Holy

Spirit

who

is

given

unto

us

.

”

And

Peter

,

in

his

epistle

,

lays

it

down

,

and

says

:

“

Beloved

,

be

not

surprised

at

the

fiery

heat

which

falleth

upon

you

,

which

happens

for

your

trial

;

and

fail

not

,

as

if

some

new

thing

were

happening

unto

you

.

But

as

often

as

ye

communicate

with

the

sufferings

of

Christ

,

rejoice

in

all

things

,

that

also

in

the

revelation

made

of

His

glory

you

may

rejoice

with

gladness

.

If

ye

be

reproached

in

the

name

of

Christ

,

happy

are

ye

;

because

the

name

of

the

majesty

and

power

of

the

Lord

resteth

upon

you

;

which

indeed

according

to

them

is

blasphemed

,

but

according

to

us

is

honoured

.

”

Notes

1
Deut. xiii. 3.
2
Ecclus. xxvii. 5.
3
Rom. v. 2–5.
4
1 Pet. iv. 12–14.