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Cyprian of Carthage

Section 14

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Author: Cyprian of Carthage

14. Vices and carnal sins must be trampled down, beloved

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brethren

,

and

the

corrupting

plague

of

the

earthly

body

must

be

trodden

under

foot

with

spiritual

vigour

,

lest

,

while

we

are

turned

back

again

to

the

conversation

of

the

old

man

,

we

be

entangled

in

deadly

snares

,

even

as

the

apostle

,

with

foresight

and

wholesomeness

,

forewarned

us

of

this

very

thing

,

and

said

:

“

Therefore

,

brethren

,

let

us

not

live

after

the

flesh

;

for

if

ye

live

after

the

flesh

,

ye

shall

begin

to

die

;

but

if

ye

,

through

the

Spirit

,

mortify

the

deeds

of

the

flesh

,

ye

shall

live

.

For

as

many

as

are

led

by

the

Spirit

of

God

,

they

are

the

sons

of

God

.

”

If

we

are

the

sons

of

God

,

if

we

are

already

beginning

to

be

His

temples

,

if

,

having

received

the

Holy

Spirit

,

we

are

living

holily

and

spiritually

,

if

we

have

raised

our

eyes

from

earth

to

heaven

,

if

we

have

lifted

our

hearts

,

filled

with

God

and

Christ

,

to

things

above

and

divine

,

let

us

do

nothing

but

what

is

worthy

of

God

and

Christ

,

even

as

the

apostle

arouses

and

exhorts

us

,

saying

:

“

If

ye

be

risen

with

Christ

,

seek

those

things

which

are

above

,

where

Christ

is

sitting

at

the

right

hand

of

God

;

occupy

your

minds

with

things

that

are

above

,

not

with

things

which

are

upon

the

earth

.

For

ye

are

dead

,

and

your

life

is

hid

with

Christ

in

God

.

But

when

Christ

,

who

is

your

life

,

shall

appear

,

then

shall

ye

also

appear

with

Him

in

glory

.

”

Let

us

,

then

,

who

in

baptism

have

both

died

and

been

buried

in

respect

of

the

carnal

sins

of

the

old

man

,

who

have

risen

again

with

Christ

in

the

heavenly

regeneration

,

both

think

upon

and

do

the

things

which

are

Christ’s

,

even

as

the

same

apostle

again

teaches

and

counsels

,

saying

:

“

The

first

man

is

of

the

dust

of

the

earth

;

the

second

man

is

from

heaven

.

Such

as

he

is

from

the

earth

,

such

also

are

they

who

are

from

the

earth

and

such

as

He

the

heavenly

is

,

such

also

are

they

who

are

heavenly

.

As

we

have

borne

the

image

of

him

who

is

of

the

earth

,

let

us

also

bear

the

image

of

Him

who

is

from

heaven

.

”

But

we

cannot

bear

the

heavenly

image

,

unless

in

that

condition

wherein

we

have

already

begun

to

be

,

we

show

forth

the

likeness

of

Christ

.

Notes

33
Rom. viii. 12–14.
34
Col. iii. 1–4.
35
1 Cor. xv. 47–49.