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On the Dress of Virgins

Cyprian of Carthage

Section 1

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Author: Cyprian of Carthage

1. Discipline, the safeguard of hope, the bond of

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faith

,

the

guide

of

the

way

of

salvation

,

the

stimulus

and

nourishment

of

good

dispositions

,

the

teacher

of

virtue

,

causes

us

to

abide

always

in

Christ

,

and

to

live

continually

for

God

,

and

to

attain

to

the

heavenly

promises

and

to

the

divine

rewards

.

To

follow

her

is

wholesome

,

and

to

turn

away

from

her

and

neglect

her

is

deadly

.

The

Holy

Spirit

says

in

the

Psalms

,

“

Keep

discipline

,

lest

perchance

the

Lord

be

angry

,

and

ye

perish

from

the

right

way

,

when

His

wrath

is

quickly

kindled

against

you

.

”

And

again

:

“

But

unto

the

ungodly

saith

God

,

“

Why

dost

thou

preach

my

laws

,

and

takest

my

covenant

into

thy

mouth

?

Whereas

thou

hatest

discipline

,

and

hast

cast

my

words

behind

thee

.

”

And

again

we

read

:

“

He

that

casteth

away

discipline

is

miserable

.

”

And

from

Solomon

we

have

received

the

mandates

of

wisdom

,

warning

us

:

“

My

son

,

despise

not

thou

the

discipline

of

the

Lord

,

nor

faint

when

thou

art

rebuked

of

Him

:

for

whom

the

Lord

loveth

He

correcteth

.

”

But

if

God

rebukes

whom

He

loves

,

and

rebukes

him

for

the

very

purpose

of

amending

him

,

brethren

also

,

and

especially

priests

,

do

not

hate

,

but

love

those

whom

they

rebuke

,

that

they

may

mend

them

;

since

God

also

before

predicted

by

Jeremiah

,

and

pointed

to

our

times

,

when

he

said

,

“

And

I

will

give

you

shepherds

according

to

my

heart

:

and

they

shall

feed

you

with

the

food

of

discipline

.

”

Notes

4
Ps. ii. 12.
5
Ps. l. 17.
6
Wisd. iii. 11.
7
Prov. iii. 11.
8
Jer. iii. 15.