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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 Joel: “Blow with the trumpet in Sion

‹ Book 2 · Section 18 Book 2 · Section 19 ›

;

sanctify

a

fast

,

and

call

a

healing

;

assemble

the

people

,

sanctify

the

Church

,

gather

the

elders

,

collect

the

little

ones

that

suck

the

breast

;

let

the

Bridegroom

go

forth

of

His

chamber

,

and

the

bride

out

of

her

closet

.

”

Also

in

Jeremiah

:

“

And

I

will

take

away

from

the

cities

of

Judah

,

and

from

the

streets

of

Jerusalem

,

the

voice

of

the

joyous

,

and

the

voice

of

the

glad

;

the

voice

of

the

bridegroom

,

and

the

voice

of

the

bride

.

”

Also

in

the

eighteenth

Psalm

:

“

And

he

is

as

a

bridegroom

going

forth

from

his

chamber

;

he

exulted

as

a

giant

to

run

his

course

.

From

the

height

of

heaven

is

his

going

forth

,

and

his

circuit

even

to

the

end

of

it

;

and

there

is

nothing

which

is

hid

from

his

heat

.

”

Also

in

the

Apocalypse

:

“

Come

,

I

will

show

thee

the

new

bride

,

the

Lamb’s

wife

.

And

he

took

me

in

the

Spirit

to

a

great

mountain

,

and

he

showed

me

the

holy

city

Jerusalem

descending

out

of

heaven

from

God

,

having

the

glory

of

God

.

”

Also

in

the

Gospel

according

to

John

:

“

Ye

are

my

witnesses

,

that

I

said

to

them

who

were

sent

from

Jerusalem

to

me

,

that

I

am

not

the

Christ

,

but

that

I

am

sent

before

Him

.

For

he

who

has

the

bride

is

the

bridegroom

;

but

the

friend

of

the

bridegroom

is

he

who

standeth

and

heareth

him

with

joy

,

and

rejoiceth

because

of

the

voice

of

the

bridegroom

.

”

The

mystery

of

this

matter

was

shown

in

Jesus

the

son

of

Nave

,

when

he

was

bidden

to

put

his

shoes

from

off

him

,

doubtless

because

he

himself

was

not

the

bridegroom

.

For

it

was

in

the

law

,

that

whoever

should

refuse

marriage

should

put

off

his

shoe

,

but

that

he

should

be

shod

who

was

to

be

the

bridegroom

:

“

And

it

happened

,

when

Jesus

was

in

Jericho

,

he

looked

around

with

his

eyes

,

and

saw

a

man

standing

before

his

face

,

and

holding

a

javelin

in

his

hand

,

and

said

,

Art

thou

for

us

or

for

our

enemies

?

And

he

said

,

I

am

the

leader

of

the

host

of

the

Lord

;

now

draw

near

.

And

Jesus

fell

on

his

face

to

the

earth

,

and

said

to

him

,

Lord

,

what

dost

Thou

command

unto

Thy

servant

.

And

the

leader

of

the

Lord’s

host

said

,

Loose

thy

shoe

from

thy

feet

,

for

the

place

whereon

thou

standest

is

holy

ground

.

”

Also

,

in

Exodus

,

Moses

is

bidden

to

put

off

his

shoe

,

because

he

,

too

,

was

not

the

bridegroom

:

“

And

there

appeared

unto

him

the

angel

of

the

Lord

in

a

flame

of

fire

out

of

a

bush

;

and

he

saw

that

the

bush

burned

with

fire

,

but

the

bush

was

not

consumed

.

And

Moses

said

,

I

will

pass

over

and

see

this

great

sight

,

why

the

bush

is

not

consumed

.

But

when

He

saw

that

he

drew

near

to

see

,

the

Lord

God

called

him

from

the

bush

,

saying

,

Moses

,

Moses

.

And

he

said

,

What

is

it

?

And

He

said

,

Draw

not

nigh

hither

,

unless

thou

hast

loosed

thy

shoe

from

off

thy

feet

;

for

the

place

on

which

thou

standest

is

holy

ground

.

And

He

said

unto

him

,

I

am

the

God

of

thy

father

,

the

God

of

Abraham

,

and

the

God

of

Isaac

,

and

the

God

of

Jacob

.

”

This

was

also

made

plain

in

the

Gospel

according

to

John

:

“

And

John

answered

them

,

I

indeed

baptize

with

water

,

but

there

standeth

One

in

the

midst

of

you

whom

ye

know

not

:

He

it

is

of

whom

I

said

,

The

man

that

cometh

after

me

is

made

before

me

,

the

latchet

of

whose

shoe

I

am

not

worthy

to

unloose

.

”

Also

according

to

Luke

:

“

Let

your

loins

be

girt

,

and

your

lamps

burning

,

and

ye

like

to

men

that

wait

for

their

master

when

he

shall

come

from

the

wedding

,

that

when

he

cometh

and

knocketh

,

they

may

open

unto

him

.

Blessed

are

those

servants

whom

their

Lord

,

when

He

cometh

,

shall

find

watching

.

”

Also

in

the

Apocalypse

:

“

The

Lord

God

omnipotent

reigneth

:

let

us

be

glad

and

rejoice

,

and

let

us

give

to

Him

the

honour

of

glory

;

for

the

marriage

of

the

Lamb

is

come

,

and

His

wife

hath

made

herself

ready

.

”

Notes

1
Joel ii. 15, 16.
2
Jer. xvi. 9.
3
Ps. xix. 5, 6.
4
Rev. xxi. 9–11.
5
John iii. 28, 29.
6
Frameam.
7
Josh. v. 13–15.
8
Ex. iii. 2–6.
9
John i. 26, 27.
10
Luke xii. 35–37.
11
Rev. xix. 6, 7.