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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: “He that loveth

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silver

shall

not

be

satisfied

with

silver

.

”

Also

in

Proverbs

:

“

He

who

holdeth

back

the

corn

is

cursed

among

the

people

;

but

blessing

is

on

the

head

of

him

that

communicateth

it

.

”

Also

in

Isaiah

:

“

Woe

unto

them

who

join

house

to

house

,

and

lay

field

to

field

,

that

they

may

take

away

something

from

their

neighbour

.

Will

ye

dwell

alone

upon

the

earth

?

”

Also

in

Zephaniah

:

“

They

shall

build

houses

,

and

shall

not

dwell

in

them

;

and

they

shall

appoint

vineyards

,

and

shall

not

drink

the

wine

of

them

,

because

the

day

of

the

Lord

is

near

.

”

Also

in

the

Gospel

according

to

Luke

:

“

For

what

does

it

profit

a

man

to

make

a

gain

of

the

whole

world

,

but

that

he

should

lose

himself

?

”

And

again

:

“

But

the

Lord

said

unto

him

,

Thou

fool

,

this

night

thy

soul

is

required

of

thee

.

Whose

,

then

,

shall

those

things

be

which

thou

hast

provided

?

”

And

again

:

“

Remember

that

thou

hast

received

thy

good

things

in

this

life

,

and

likewise

Lazarus

evil

things

.

But

now

he

is

besought

,

and

thou

grievest

.

”

And

in

the

Acts

of

the

Apostles

:

“

But

Peter

said

unto

him

,

Silver

and

gold

indeed

I

have

not

;

but

what

I

have

I

give

unto

you

:

In

the

name

of

Jesus

Christ

of

Nazareth

,

rise

up

and

walk

.

And

,

taking

hold

of

his

right

hand

,

he

lifted

him

up

.

”

Also

in

the

first

to

Timothy

:

“

We

brought

nothing

into

this

world

,

but

neither

can

we

take

anything

away

.

Therefore

,

having

maintenance

and

clothing

,

let

us

with

these

be

content

.

But

they

who

will

become

rich

fall

into

temptation

and

a

snare

,

and

many

and

hurtful

lusts

,

which

drown

man

in

perdition

and

destruction

.

For

the

root

of

all

evils

is

covetousness

,

which

some

coveting

,

have

made

shipwreck

from

the

faith

,

and

have

plunged

themselves

in

many

sorrows

.

”

Notes

1
Eccles. v. 10.
2
Prov. xi. 26.
3
Isa. v. 8.
4
Zeph. i. 13, 14.
5
Luke ix. 25.
6
Luke xii. 20.
7
Luke xvi. 25.
8
Acts iii. 6.
9
1 Tim. vi. 7–10.