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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 seventy-first Psalm: “O God,

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give

Thy

judgment

to

the

king

,

and

Thy

righteousness

to

the

king’s

son

,

to

judge

Thy

people

in

righteousness

.

”

Also

in

the

Apocalypse

:

“

And

I

saw

the

heaven

opened

,

and

behold

a

white

horse

;

and

He

who

sate

upon

him

was

called

Faithful

and

True

;

and

He

judgeth

justice

and

righteousness

,

and

maketh

war

.

And

His

eyes

were

,

as

it

were

,

a

flame

of

fire

,

and

upon

His

head

were

many

crowns

;

and

He

bare

a

name

written

that

was

known

to

none

other

than

Himself

:

and

He

was

clothed

with

a

garment

sprinkled

with

blood

,

and

His

name

is

called

the

Word

of

God

.

And

the

armies

which

are

in

heaven

followed

Him

on

white

horses

,

clothed

in

linen

white

and

clean

.

And

out

of

His

mouth

went

forth

a

sword

with

two

edges

,

that

with

it

He

should

smite

the

nations

,

which

He

shall

shepherd

with

a

rod

of

iron

;

and

He

shall

tread

the

winepress

of

the

wrath

of

God

Almighty

.

Also

He

has

on

His

garment

and

on

His

thigh

the

name

written

,

King

of

kings

,

and

Lord

of

lords

.

”

Likewise

in

the

Gospel

:

“

When

the

Son

of

man

shall

come

in

His

glory

,

and

all

the

angels

with

Him

,

then

He

shall

sit

in

the

throne

of

His

glory

;

and

all

nations

shall

be

gathered

together

before

Him

,

and

He

shall

separate

them

one

from

another

,

even

as

a

shepherd

separates

the

sheep

from

the

goats

;

and

He

shall

place

the

sheep

at

His

right

hand

,

but

the

goats

at

His

left

hand

.

Then

shall

the

King

say

unto

them

who

shall

be

at

His

right

hand

,

Come

,

ye

blessed

of

my

Father

,

receive

the

kingdom

which

is

prepared

for

you

from

the

beginning

of

the

world

:

for

I

was

hungry

,

and

ye

gave

me

to

eat

:

I

was

thirsty

,

and

ye

gave

me

to

drink

:

I

was

a

stranger

,

and

ye

received

me

:

naked

,

and

ye

clothed

me

:

sick

,

and

ye

visited

me

:

I

was

in

prison

,

and

ye

came

unto

me

.

Then

shall

the

righteous

answer

,

and

say

unto

Him

,

Lord

,

when

saw

we

Thee

hungry

,

and

fed

Thee

?

thirsty

,

and

gave

Thee

to

drink

?

And

when

saw

we

Thee

a

stranger

,

and

received

Thee

?

naked

,

and

clothed

Thee

?

And

when

saw

we

Thee

sick

,

and

in

prison

,

and

came

unto

Thee

?

And

the

King

,

answering

,

shall

say

unto

them

,

Verily

I

say

unto

you

,

In

as

far

as

ye

have

done

it

to

the

least

of

these

my

brethren

,

ye

have

done

it

unto

me

.

Then

shall

He

say

unto

them

who

shall

be

on

His

left

hand

,

Depart

from

me

,

ye

cursed

,

into

everlasting

fire

,

which

my

Father

hath

prepared

for

the

devil

and

his

angels

:

for

I

have

been

hungry

,

and

ye

gave

me

not

to

eat

:

I

have

been

thirsty

,

and

ye

gave

me

not

to

drink

:

I

was

a

stranger

,

and

ye

received

me

not

:

naked

,

and

ye

clothed

me

not

:

sick

,

and

in

prison

,

and

ye

visited

me

not

.

Then

shall

they

also

answer

and

say

,

Lord

,

when

saw

we

Thee

hungry

,

or

thirsty

,

or

a

stranger

,

or

naked

,

or

sick

,

or

in

prison

,

and

have

not

ministered

unto

Thee

?

And

He

shall

answer

unto

them

,

Verily

I

say

unto

you

,

Inasmuch

as

ye

have

not

done

it

to

one

of

the

least

of

these

,

ye

have

not

done

it

unto

me

.

And

these

shall

go

away

into

everlasting

burning

,

but

the

righteous

into

life

eternal

.

”

Notes

1
Ps. lxxii. 1, 2.
2
The words “which He shall feed,” or“ shepherd,” are wanting in the Apocalypse; and they are not found in many authorities.
3
Rev. xix. 11–16.
4
[Said to be in the old Itala, as in some Greek mss. So Irenæus, vol. i. p. 524.]
5
Matt. xxv. 31–46.