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Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews

Cyprian of Carthage

Book 2 · Introduction

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Author: Cyprian of Carthage

In the second of Kings: “And the word

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of

the

Lord

came

to

Nathan

,

saying

,

Go

and

tell

my

servant

David

,

Thus

saith

the

Lord

,

Thou

shalt

not

build

me

an

house

to

dwell

in

;

but

it

shall

come

to

pass

,

when

thy

days

shall

be

fulfilled

,

and

thou

shalt

sleep

with

thy

fathers

,

I

will

raise

up

thy

seed

after

thee

who

shall

come

from

thy

loins

,

and

I

will

establish

His

kingdom

.

He

shall

build

me

a

house

in

my

name

,

and

I

will

set

up

His

throne

for

ever

;

and

I

will

be

to

Him

a

Father

,

and

He

shall

be

to

me

a

Son

;

and

His

house

shall

obtain

confidence

,

and

His

kingdom

for

ever

in

my

sight

.

”

Also

in

Isaiah

:

“

And

a

rod

shall

go

forth

of

the

root

of

Jesse

,

and

a

flower

shall

go

up

from

his

root

;

and

the

Spirit

of

the

Lord

shall

rest

upon

Him

,

the

spirit

of

wisdom

and

of

understanding

,

the

spirit

of

counsel

and

might

,

the

spirit

of

knowledge

and

piety

;

and

the

spirit

of

the

fear

of

the

Lord

shall

fill

Him

.

”

Also

in

the

cxxxist

Psalm

:

“

God

hath

sworn

the

truth

unto

David

himself

,

and

He

has

not

repudiated

it

;

of

the

fruit

of

thy

belly

will

I

set

upon

my

throne

.

”

Also

in

the

Gospel

according

to

Luke

:

“

And

the

angel

said

unto

her

,

Fear

not

,

Mary

.

For

thou

hast

found

favour

before

God

.

Behold

,

thou

shalt

conceive

,

and

shalt

bring

forth

a

son

,

and

shalt

call

His

name

Jesus

.

The

same

shall

be

great

,

and

He

shall

be

called

the

Son

of

the

Highest

;

and

the

Lord

God

shall

give

Him

the

throne

of

His

father

David

,

and

He

shall

reign

over

the

house

of

Jacob

for

ever

,

and

of

His

kingdom

there

shall

be

no

end

.

”

Also

in

the

Apocalypse

:

“

And

I

saw

in

the

right

hand

of

God

,

who

sate

on

the

throne

,

a

book

written

within

,

and

on

the

back

sealed

with

seven

seals

;

and

I

saw

a

strong

angel

proclaiming

with

a

loud

voice

,

Who

is

worthy

to

receive

the

book

,

and

to

open

its

seals

?

Nor

was

there

any

one

either

in

heaven

or

upon

the

earth

,

or

under

the

earth

,

who

was

able

to

open

the

book

,

nor

even

to

look

into

it

.

And

I

wept

much

because

nobody

was

found

worthy

to

open

the

book

,

nor

to

look

into

it

.

And

one

of

the

elders

said

unto

me

,

Weep

not

;

behold

,

the

Lion

of

the

tribe

of

Judah

,

the

Root

of

David

,

hath

prevailed

to

open

the

book

,

and

to

loose

its

seven

seals

.

”

Notes

1
2 Sam. vii. 5, 12–16.
2
Isa. xi. 1–3.
3
Ps. cxxxii. 11.
4
Luke i. 30–33.
5
Rev. v. 1–5.