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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 Zechariah: “Tell ye the daughter of Zion

‹ Book 2 · Section 28 Book 2 · Section 29 ›

,

Behold

,

thy

King

cometh

unto

thee

:

just

,

and

having

salvation

;

meek

,

sitting

upon

an

ass

that

hath

not

been

tamed

.

”

Also

in

Isaiah

:

“

Who

will

declare

to

you

that

eternal

place

?

He

that

walketh

in

righteousness

,

and

holdeth

back

his

hands

from

gifts

;

stopping

his

ears

that

he

may

not

hear

the

judgment

of

blood

;

and

closing

his

eyes

,

that

he

may

not

see

unrighteousness

:

this

man

shall

dwell

in

the

lofty

cavern

of

the

strong

rock

;

bread

shall

be

given

him

,

and

his

water

shall

be

sure

.

Ye

shall

see

the

King

with

glory

.

”

Likewise

in

Malachi

:

“

I

am

a

great

King

,

saith

the

Lord

,

and

my

name

is

illustrious

among

the

nations

.

”

Also

in

the

second

Psalm

:

“

But

I

am

established

as

a

King

by

Him

upon

His

holy

hill

of

Zion

,

announcing

His

empire

.

”

Also

in

the

twenty

-

first

Psalm

:

“

All

the

ends

of

the

world

shall

be

reminded

,

and

shall

turn

to

the

Lord

:

and

all

the

countries

of

the

nations

shall

worship

in

Thy

sight

.

For

the

kingdom

is

the

Lord’s

:

and

He

shall

rule

over

all

nations

.

”

Also

in

the

twenty

-

third

Psalm

:

“

Lift

up

your

gates

,

ye

princes

;

and

be

ye

lifted

up

,

ye

everlasting

doors

;

and

the

King

of

glory

shall

come

in

.

Who

is

this

King

of

glory

?

The

Lord

strong

and

mighty

,

the

Lord

strong

in

battle

.

Lift

up

your

gates

,

O

ye

princes

;

and

be

ye

lifted

up

,

ye

everlasting

doors

;

and

the

King

of

glory

shall

come

in

.

Who

is

this

King

of

glory

?

The

Lord

of

hosts

,

He

is

the

King

of

glory

.

”

Also

in

the

forty

-

fourth

Psalm

:

“

My

heart

hath

breathed

forth

a

good

discourse

:

I

tell

my

works

to

the

king

:

my

tongue

is

the

pen

of

a

writer

intelligently

writing

.

Thou

art

lovely

in

beauty

above

the

children

of

men

:

grace

is

shed

forth

on

Thy

lips

,

because

God

hath

blessed

Thee

for

ever

.

Be

girt

with

Thy

sword

on

Thy

thigh

,

O

most

mighty

.

To

Thy

honour

and

to

Thy

beauty

both

attend

,

and

direct

Thyself

,

and

reign

,

because

of

truth

,

and

meekness

,

and

righteousness

.

”

Also

in

the

fifth

Psalm

:

“

My

King

,

and

my

God

,

because

unto

Thee

will

I

pray

.

O

Lord

,

in

the

morning

Thou

shalt

hear

my

voice

;

in

the

morning

I

will

stand

before

Thee

,

and

will

contemplate

Thee

.

”

Also

in

the

ninety

-

sixth

Psalm

:

“

The

Lord

hath

reigned

;

let

the

earth

rejoice

;

let

the

many

isles

be

glad

.

”

Moreover

,

in

the

forty

-

fourth

Psalm

:

“

The

queen

stood

at

thy

right

hand

in

a

golden

garment

;

she

is

clothed

in

many

colours

.

Hear

,

O

daughter

,

and

see

,

and

incline

thine

ear

,

and

forget

thy

people

and

thy

father’s

house

;

for

the

King

hath

desired

thy

beauty

,

for

He

is

thy

Lord

God

.

”

Also

in

the

seventy

-

third

Psalm

:

“

But

God

is

our

King

before

the

world

;

He

hath

wrought

salvation

in

the

midst

of

the

earth

.

”

Also

in

the

Gospel

according

to

Matthew

:

“

And

when

Jesus

was

born

in

Bethlehem

of

Judah

in

the

days

of

Herod

the

king

,

behold

,

Magi

from

the

east

came

to

Jerusalem

,

saying

,

Where

is

He

who

is

born

King

of

the

Jews

?

for

we

have

seen

His

star

in

the

east

,

and

have

come

to

worship

Him

.

”

Also

,

according

to

John

,

Jesus

said

:

“

My

kingdom

is

not

of

this

world

.

If

my

kingdom

were

of

this

world

,

my

servants

would

be

in

trouble

,

that

I

should

not

be

delivered

to

the

Jews

;

but

now

is

my

kingdom

not

from

hence

.

Pilate

said

,

Art

thou

a

king

,

then

?

Jesus

answered

,

Thou

sayest

that

I

am

a

king

.

For

this

cause

I

was

born

,

and

for

this

cause

I

am

come

into

the

world

,

that

I

might

bear

testimony

to

the

truth

.

Every

one

that

is

of

the

truth

heareth

my

voice

.

”

Notes

1
Zech. ix. 9.
2
Isa. xxxiii. 14–17.
3
Mal. i. 14.
4
Ps. ii. 6.
5
Ps. xxii. 27, 28.
6
Ps. xxiv. 7–10.
7
[i.e., rather “a good Word.” See p. 516, supra.]
8
Ps. xlv. 1–4.
9
Ps. v. 2, 3.
10
Ps. xcvii. 1.
11
Ps. xlv. 9–11.
12
Ps. lxxiv. 12.
13
Matt. ii. 1, 2.
14
John i. 36, 37.