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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 Exodus: “Thou shalt not curse nor speak

‹ Book 3 · Section 12 Book 3 · Section 13 ›

ill

of

the

ruler

of

thy

people

.

”

Also

in

the

thirty

-

third

Psalm

:

“

Who

is

the

man

who

desires

life

,

and

loveth

to

see

good

days

?

Restrain

thy

tongue

from

evil

,

and

thy

lips

that

they

speak

no

guile

.

”

Of

this

same

thing

in

Leviticus

:

“

And

the

Lord

spoke

to

Moses

,

saying

,

Bring

forth

him

who

hath

cursed

abroad

outside

the

camp

;

and

all

who

heard

him

shall

place

their

hands

upon

his

head

,

and

all

the

assembly

of

the

children

of

Israel

shall

stone

him

.

”

Of

this

same

thing

in

Paul’s

Epistle

to

the

Ephesians

:

“

Let

no

evil

discourse

proceed

out

of

your

mouth

,

but

that

which

is

good

for

the

edification

of

faith

,

that

it

may

give

grace

to

the

hearers

.

”

Of

this

same

thing

to

the

Romans

:

“

Blessing

,

and

not

cursing

.

”

Of

this

same

thing

in

the

Gospel

according

to

Matthew

:

“

He

who

shall

say

to

his

brother

,

Thou

fool

!

shall

be

liable

to

the

Gehenna

of

fire

.

”

Of

this

same

matter

,

according

to

the

same

Matthew

:

“

But

I

say

unto

you

,

That

every

idle

word

which

men

shall

speak

,

they

shall

give

account

for

it

in

the

day

of

judgment

.

For

by

thy

words

thou

shalt

be

justified

,

and

by

thy

words

thou

shalt

be

condemned

.

”

Notes

1
Ex. xxii. 28.
2
Ps. xxxiv. 12, 13.
3
Lev. xxiv. 13, 14.
4
Eph. iv. 29.
5
Rom. xii. 14.
6
Matt. v. 22.
7
Matt. xii. 36, 37.