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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, in Ecclesiasticus: “Extol not thyself

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in

doing

thy

work

.

”

Also

in

the

Gospel

according

to

Luke

:

“

Which

of

you

,

having

a

servant

ploughing

,

or

a

shepherd

,

says

to

him

when

he

cometh

from

the

field

,

Pass

forward

and

recline

?

But

he

says

to

him

,

Make

ready

somewhat

that

I

may

sup

,

and

gird

thyself

,

and

minister

to

me

,

until

I

eat

and

drink

;

and

afterwards

thou

shalt

eat

and

drink

?

Does

he

thank

that

servant

because

he

has

done

what

was

commanded

him

?

So

also

ye

,

when

ye

shall

have

done

that

which

is

commanded

you

,

say

,

We

are

unprofitable

servants

;

we

have

done

what

we

had

to

do

.

”

Notes

2
Ecclus. x. 26.
3
Luke xvii. 7–10.