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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 Solomon: “Be merciful to the orphans as

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a

father

,

and

as

a

husband

to

their

mother

;

and

thou

shalt

be

the

son

of

the

Highest

if

thou

shalt

obey

.

”

Also

in

Exodus

:

“

Ye

shall

not

afflict

any

widow

and

orphan

.

But

if

ye

afflict

them

,

and

they

cry

out

and

call

unto

me

,

I

will

hear

their

cryings

,

and

will

be

angry

in

mind

against

you

;

and

I

will

destroy

you

with

the

sword

,

and

your

wives

shall

be

widows

,

and

your

children

orphans

.

”

Also

in

Isaiah

:

“

Judge

for

the

fatherless

,

and

justify

the

widow

;

and

come

let

us

reason

,

saith

the

Lord

.

”

Also

in

Job

:

“

I

have

preserved

the

poor

man

from

the

hand

of

the

mighty

,

and

I

have

helped

the

fatherless

who

had

no

helper

:

the

mouth

of

the

widow

hath

blessed

me

.

”

Also

in

the

sixty

-

seventh

Psalm

:

“

The

Father

of

the

orphans

,

and

the

Judge

of

the

widows

.

”

Notes

1
Ecclus. iv. 10.
2
Ex. xxii. 22–24.
3
Isa. i. 17, 18.
4
Job xxix. 12, 13.
5
Ps. lxviii. 5.