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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: “The furnace proveth the vessels of

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the

potter

,

and

the

trial

of

tribulation

righteous

men

.

”

Also

in

the

fiftieth

Psalm

:

“

The

sacrifice

to

God

is

a

contrite

spirit

;

a

contrite

and

humbled

heart

God

will

not

despise

.

”

Also

in

the

thirty

-

third

Psalm

:

“

God

is

nearest

to

them

that

are

contrite

in

heart

,

and

He

will

save

the

lowly

in

spirit

.

”

Also

in

the

same

place

:

“

Many

are

the

afflictions

of

the

righteous

,

but

out

of

them

all

the

Lord

will

deliver

them

.

”

Of

this

same

matter

in

Job

:

“

Naked

came

I

out

of

my

mother’s

womb

,

naked

also

shall

I

go

under

the

earth

:

the

Lord

gave

,

and

the

Lord

hath

taken

away

:

as

it

hath

pleased

the

Lord

,

so

it

is

done

;

blessed

be

the

name

of

the

Lord

.

In

all

these

things

which

happened

to

him

Job

sinned

in

nothing

with

his

lips

in

the

sight

of

the

Lord

.

”

Concerning

this

same

thing

in

the

Gospel

according

to

Matthew

:

“

Blessed

are

they

that

mourn

,

for

they

shall

be

comforted

.

”

Also

according

to

John

:

“

These

things

have

I

spoken

unto

you

,

that

in

me

ye

may

have

peace

.

But

in

the

world

ye

shall

have

affliction

;

but

have

confidence

,

for

I

have

overcome

the

world

.

”

Concerning

this

same

thing

in

the

second

Epistle

to

the

Corinthians

:

“

There

was

given

to

me

a

thorn

in

the

flesh

,

a

messenger

of

Satan

to

buffet

me

,

that

I

should

not

be

exalted

.

For

which

thing

I

thrice

besought

the

Lord

,

that

it

should

depart

from

me

.

And

He

said

unto

me

,

My

grace

is

sufficient

for

thee

;

for

strength

is

perfected

in

weakness

.

”

Concerning

this

same

thing

to

the

Romans

:

“

We

glory

in

hope

of

the

glory

of

God

.

And

not

only

so

,

but

we

also

glory

in

afflictions

:

knowing

that

affliction

worketh

patience

;

and

patience

,

experience

;

and

experience

,

hope

:

and

hope

does

not

confound

;

because

the

love

of

God

is

infused

in

our

hearts

by

the

Holy

Spirit

,

which

is

given

unto

us

.

”

On

this

same

subject

,

according

to

Matthew

:

“

How

broad

and

spacious

is

the

way

which

leadeth

unto

death

,

and

many

there

are

who

go

in

thereby

:

how

straight

and

narrow

is

the

way

that

leadeth

to

life

,

and

few

there

are

that

find

it

!

”

Of

this

same

thing

in

Tobias

:

“

Where

are

thy

righteousnesses

?

behold

what

thou

sufferest

.

”

Also

in

the

Wisdom

of

Solomon

:

“

In

the

places

of

the

wicked

the

righteous

groan

;

but

at

their

ruin

the

righteous

will

abound

.

”

Notes

1
Ecclus. xxvii. 5.
2
Ps. li. 17.
3
Ps. xxxiv. 18.
4
Ps. xxxiv. 19.
5
Job i. 21, 22.
6
Matt. v. 4.
7
John xvi. 33.
8
2 Cor. xii. 7–9.
9
Rom. v. 2–5.
10
Matt. vii. 13, 14.
11
Tob. ii. 14.
12
Prov. xxviii. 28.