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On the Vanity of Idols

Cyprian of Carthage

Section 13

About this work

Author: Cyprian of Carthage

13. Therefore when Christ Jesus, in accordance with what had

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been

previously

foretold

by

the

prophets

,

drove

out

from

men

the

demons

by

His

word

,

and

by

the

command

of

His

voice

nerved

up

the

paralytics

,

cleansed

the

leprous

,

enlightened

the

blind

,

gave

power

of

movement

to

the

lame

,

raised

the

dead

again

,

compelled

the

elements

to

obey

Him

as

servants

,

the

winds

to

serve

Him

,

the

seas

to

obey

Him

,

the

lower

regions

to

yield

to

Him

;

the

Jews

,

who

had

believed

Him

man

only

from

the

humility

of

His

flesh

and

body

,

regarded

Him

as

a

sorcerer

for

the

authority

of

His

power

.

Their

masters

and

leaders

—

that

is

,

those

whom

He

subdued

both

by

learning

and

wisdom

—

inflamed

with

wrath

and

stimulated

with

indignation

,

finally

seized

Him

and

delivered

Him

to

Pontius

Pilate

,

who

was

then

the

procurator

of

Syria

on

behalf

of

the

Romans

,

demanding

with

violent

and

obstinate

urgency

His

crucifixion

and

death

.

Notes

18
“Set upon Him and” is here interpolated by some.