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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 Isaiah: “Thus saith the Lord God,

‹ Book 3 · Section 4 Book 3 · Section 5 ›

The

heaven

is

my

throne

,

and

the

earth

is

the

stool

of

my

feet

.

What

seat

will

ye

build

for

me

,

or

what

is

the

place

for

my

rest

?

For

all

those

things

hath

my

hand

made

,

and

all

those

things

are

mine

.

And

upon

whom

else

will

I

look

,

except

upon

the

lowly

and

quiet

man

,

and

him

that

trembleth

at

my

words

?

”

On

this

same

thing

in

the

Gospel

according

to

Matthew

:

“

Blessed

are

the

meek

,

for

they

shall

inherit

the

earth

.

”

Of

this

same

thing

,

too

,

according

to

Luke

:

“

He

that

shall

be

least

among

you

all

,

the

same

shall

be

great

.

”

Also

in

the

same

place

:

“

Whosoever

exalteth

himself

shall

be

made

low

,

and

whosoever

abaseth

himself

shall

be

exalted

.

”

Of

this

same

thing

to

the

Romans

:

“

Be

not

high

-

minded

,

but

fear

;

for

if

God

spared

not

the

natural

branches

,

(

take

heed

)

lest

He

also

spare

not

thee

.

”

Of

this

same

thing

in

the

thirty

-

third

Psalm

:

“

And

He

shall

save

the

lowly

in

spirit

.

”

Also

to

the

Romans

:

“

Render

to

all

what

is

due

:

tribute

to

whom

tribute

is

due

,

custom

to

whom

custom

,

fear

to

whom

fear

,

honour

to

whom

honour

;

owe

no

man

anything

,

except

to

love

another

.

”

Also

in

the

Gospel

according

to

Matthew

:

“

They

love

the

first

place

of

reclining

at

feasts

,

and

the

chief

seat

in

the

synagogues

,

and

salutations

in

the

market

,

and

to

be

called

of

men

Rabbi

.

But

call

not

ye

Rabbi

,

for

One

is

your

Master

.

”

Also

in

the

Gospel

according

to

John

:

“

The

servant

is

not

greater

than

his

lord

,

nor

the

apostle

greater

than

He

that

sent

himself

.

If

ye

know

these

things

,

blessed

shall

ye

be

if

ye

shall

do

them

.

”

Also

in

the

eighty

-

first

Psalm

:

“

Do

justice

to

the

poor

and

lowly

.

”

Notes

1
Isa. lxvi. 1, 2.
2
Matt. v. 5.
3
Luke ix. 48.
4
Luke xiv. 11.
5
Rom. xi. 20, 21.
6
Ps. xxxiv. 18.
7
Rom. xiii. 7, 8.
8
Matt. xxiii. 6–8.
9
John xiii. 16, 17.
10
Ps. lxxxii. 3.