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Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews

Cyprian of Carthage

Book 1 · Introduction

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Author: Cyprian of Carthage

In Isaiah: “Thus saith the Lord, Behold

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,

they

who

serve

me

shall

eat

,

but

ye

shall

be

hungry

:

behold

,

they

who

serve

me

shall

drink

,

but

ye

shall

be

thirsty

:

behold

,

they

who

serve

me

shall

rejoice

,

but

ye

shall

be

confounded

;

the

Lord

shall

slay

you

.

But

to

those

who

serve

me

a

new

name

shall

be

named

,

which

shall

be

blessed

in

the

earth

.

”

Also

in

the

same

place

:

“

Therefore

shall

He

lift

up

an

ensign

to

the

nations

which

are

afar

off

,

and

He

will

draw

them

from

the

end

of

the

earth

;

and

,

behold

,

they

shall

come

swiftly

with

lightness

;

they

shall

not

hunger

nor

thirst

.

”

Also

in

the

same

place

:

“

Behold

,

therefore

,

the

Ruler

,

the

Lord

of

Sabaoth

,

shall

take

away

from

Judah

and

from

Jerusalem

the

healthy

man

and

the

strong

man

,

the

strength

of

bread

and

the

strength

of

water

.

”

Likewise

in

the

thirty

-

third

Psalm

:

“

O

taste

and

see

how

sweet

is

the

Lord

.

Blessed

is

the

man

that

hopeth

in

Him

.

Fear

the

Lord

God

,

all

ye

His

saints

:

for

there

is

no

want

to

them

that

fear

Him

.

Rich

men

have

wanted

and

have

hungered

;

but

they

who

seek

the

Lord

shall

never

want

any

good

thing

.

”

Moreover

,

in

the

Gospel

according

to

John

,

the

Lord

says

:

“

I

am

the

bread

of

life

:

he

that

cometh

to

me

shall

not

hunger

,

and

he

that

trusteth

in

me

shall

never

thirst

.

”

Likewise

He

saith

in

that

place

:

“

If

any

one

thirst

,

let

him

come

and

drink

.

He

that

believeth

on

me

,

as

the

Scripture

saith

,

out

of

his

belly

shall

flow

rivers

of

living

water

.

”

Moreover

,

He

says

in

the

same

place

:

“

Except

ye

eat

the

flesh

of

the

Son

of

man

,

and

drink

His

blood

,

ye

shall

have

no

life

in

you

.

”

Notes

1
This second clause, “Behold, they who serve me shall drink,” is wanting in some editions.
2
Isa. lxv. 13–15.
3
Isa. v. 26, 27.
4
Isa. iii. 1, 2.
5
Ps. xxxiv. 8–10.
6
John vi. 35.
7
John vii. 37, 38.
8
John vi. 53.