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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 Malachi: “Hath not one God created us

‹ Book 3 · Section 2 Book 3 · Section 3 ›

?

Is

there

not

one

Father

of

us

all

?

Why

have

ye

certainly

deserted

every

one

his

brother

?

”

Of

this

same

thing

according

to

John

:

“

Peace

I

leave

with

you

,

my

peace

I

give

unto

you

.

”

Also

in

the

same

place

:

“

This

is

my

commandment

,

That

ye

love

one

another

,

even

as

I

have

loved

you

.

Greater

love

than

this

has

no

man

,

than

that

one

should

lay

down

his

life

for

his

friends

.

”

Also

in

the

same

place

:

“

Blessed

are

the

peacemakers

,

for

they

shall

be

called

the

sons

of

God

.

”

Also

in

the

same

place

:

“

Verily

I

say

unto

you

,

That

if

two

of

you

shall

agree

on

earth

concerning

everything

,

whatever

you

shall

ask

it

shall

be

given

you

from

my

Father

which

is

in

heaven

.

For

wherever

two

or

three

are

gathered

together

in

my

name

,

I

am

with

them

.

”

Of

this

same

thing

in

the

first

Epistle

to

the

Corinthians

:

“

And

I

indeed

,

brethren

,

could

not

speak

unto

you

as

to

spiritual

,

but

as

to

carnal

,

as

to

babes

in

Christ

.

I

have

given

you

milk

for

drink

,

not

meat

:

for

while

ye

were

yet

little

ye

were

not

able

to

bear

it

,

neither

now

are

ye

able

.

For

ye

are

still

carnal

:

for

where

there

are

in

you

emulation

,

and

strife

,

and

dissensions

,

are

ye

not

carnal

,

and

walk

after

man

?

”

Likewise

in

the

same

place

:

“

And

if

I

should

have

all

faith

,

so

that

I

can

remove

mountains

,

but

have

not

charity

,

I

am

nothing

.

And

if

I

should

distribute

all

my

goods

for

food

,

and

if

I

should

deliver

up

my

body

to

be

burned

,

but

have

not

charity

,

I

avail

nothing

.

Charity

is

great

-

souled

;

charity

is

kind

;

charity

envieth

not

;

charity

dealeth

not

falsely

;

is

not

puffed

up

;

is

not

irritated

;

thinketh

not

evil

;

rejoiceth

not

in

injustice

,

but

rejoiceth

in

the

truth

.

It

loveth

all

things

,

believeth

all

things

,

hopeth

all

things

,

beareth

all

things

.

Charity

shall

never

fail

.

”

Of

this

same

thing

to

the

Galatians

:

“

Thou

shalt

love

thy

neighbour

as

thyself

.

But

if

ye

bite

and

accuse

one

another

,

see

that

ye

be

not

consumed

one

of

another

.

”

Of

this

same

thing

in

the

Epistle

of

John

:

“

In

this

appear

the

children

of

God

and

the

children

of

the

devil

.

Whosoever

is

not

righteous

is

not

of

God

,

and

he

who

loveth

not

his

brother

.

For

he

who

hateth

his

brother

is

a

murderer

;

and

ye

know

that

no

murderer

hath

eternal

life

abiding

in

him

.

”

Also

in

the

same

place

:

“

If

any

one

shall

say

that

he

loves

God

,

and

hates

his

brother

,

he

is

a

liar

:

for

he

who

loveth

not

his

brother

whom

he

seeth

,

how

can

he

love

God

whom

he

seeth

not

?

”

Of

this

same

thing

in

the

Acts

of

the

Apostles

:

“

But

the

multitude

of

them

that

had

believed

acted

with

one

soul

and

mind

:

nor

was

there

among

them

any

distinction

,

neither

did

they

esteem

as

their

own

anything

of

the

possessions

that

they

had

;

but

all

things

were

common

to

them

.

”

Of

this

same

thing

in

the

Gospel

according

to

Matthew

:

If

thou

wouldest

offer

thy

gift

at

the

altar

,

and

there

rememberest

that

thy

brother

hath

ought

against

thee

;

leave

thou

thy

gift

before

the

altar

,

and

go

;

first

be

reconciled

to

thy

brother

,

and

then

come

and

offer

thy

gift

at

the

altar

.

”

Also

in

the

Epistle

of

John

:

“

God

is

love

and

he

that

dwelleth

in

love

dwelleth

in

God

,

and

God

in

him

.

”

Also

in

the

same

place

:

“

He

who

saith

he

is

in

the

light

,

and

hateth

his

brother

,

is

a

liar

,

and

walketh

in

darkness

even

until

now

.

”

Notes

1
Mal. ii. 10.
2
John xiv. 27.
3
John xv. 12, 13.
4
Matt. v. 9.
5
Matt. xviii. 19, 20.
6
1 Cor. iii. 1–3.
7
1 Cor. xiii. 2–8.
8
Gal. v. 14, 15.
9
1 John iii. 10, 15.
10
1 John iv. 20.
11
Acts iv. 32.
12
Matt. v. 23, 24. [I think this harmonizes with Heb. xiii. 10.]
13
1 John iv. 16.
14
1 John ii. 9.