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Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews

Cyprian of Carthage

Book 3 · Introduction

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Author: Cyprian of Carthage

In Jeremiah: “Let not the wise man glory

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in

his

wisdom

,

neither

let

the

strong

man

glory

in

his

strength

,

nor

let

the

rich

man

glory

in

his

riches

;

but

let

him

that

glorieth

glory

in

this

,

that

he

understands

and

knows

that

I

am

the

Lord

,

who

do

mercy

,

and

judgment

,

and

righteousness

upon

the

earth

,

because

in

them

is

my

pleasure

,

saith

the

Lord

.

”

Of

the

same

thing

in

the

fifty

-

fourth

Psalm

:

“

In

the

Lord

have

I

hoped

;

I

will

not

fear

what

man

can

do

unto

me

.

”

Also

in

the

same

place

:

“

To

none

but

God

alone

is

my

soul

subjected

.

”

Also

in

the

cxviith

Psalm

:

“

I

will

not

fear

what

man

can

do

unto

me

;

the

Lord

is

my

helper

.

”

Also

in

the

same

place

:

“

It

is

good

to

trust

in

the

Lord

rather

than

to

trust

in

man

;

it

is

good

to

hope

in

the

Lord

rather

than

to

hope

in

princes

.

”

Of

this

same

thing

in

Daniel

:

“

But

Shadrach

,

Meshach

,

and

Abednego

answered

and

said

to

king

Nebuchadnezzar

,

O

king

,

there

is

no

need

to

answer

thee

concerning

this

word

.

For

God

,

whom

we

serve

,

is

able

to

deliver

us

from

the

furnace

of

burning

fire

;

and

He

will

deliver

us

from

thine

hand

,

O

king

.

And

if

not

,

be

it

known

unto

thee

that

we

serve

not

thy

gods

,

and

we

adore

not

the

golden

image

which

thou

hast

set

up

.

”

Likewise

in

Jeremiah

:

“

Cursed

is

the

man

who

hath

hope

in

man

;

and

blessed

is

the

man

who

trusts

in

the

Lord

,

and

his

hope

shall

be

in

God

.

”

Concerning

this

same

thing

in

Deuteronomy

:

“

Thou

shalt

worship

the

Lord

thy

God

,

and

Him

only

shalt

thou

serve

.

”

Of

this

same

thing

to

the

Romans

:

“

And

they

worshipped

and

served

the

creature

,

forsaking

the

Creator

.

Wherefore

also

God

gave

them

up

to

ignominious

passions

.

”

Of

this

thing

also

in

John

:

“

Greater

is

He

who

is

in

you

than

he

who

is

in

this

world

.

”

Notes

1
Jer. ix. 23, 24.
2
Ps. lvi. 11.
3
Ps. lxii. 1.
4
Ps. cxviii. 6.
5
Ps. cxviii. 8.
6
Dan. iii. 16–18.
7
Jer. xvii. 5–7.
8
Deut. vi. 13.
9
Rom. i. 25, 26.
10
1 John iv. 4.