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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 Jeremiah: “And I will give to you

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shepherds

according

to

my

own

heart

;

and

they

shall

feed

the

sheep

,

feeding

them

with

discipline

.

”

Also

in

Solomon

,

in

the

Proverbs

:

“

My

son

neglect

not

the

discipline

of

God

,

nor

fail

when

rebuked

by

Him

.

For

whom

God

loveth

,

He

rebuketh

.

”

Also

in

the

second

Psalm

:

“

Keep

discipline

,

lest

perchance

the

Lord

should

be

angry

,

and

ye

perish

from

the

right

way

,

when

His

anger

shall

burn

up

quickly

against

you

.

Blessed

are

all

they

who

trust

in

Him

.

”

Also

in

the

forty

-

ninth

Psalm

:

“

But

to

the

sinner

saith

God

,

For

what

dost

thou

set

forth

my

judgments

,

and

takest

my

covenant

into

thy

mouth

?

But

thou

hatest

discipline

,

and

hast

cast

my

words

behind

thee

.

”

Also

in

the

Wisdom

of

Solomon

:

“

He

who

casteth

away

discipline

is

miserable

.

”

Notes

1
Jer. iii. 15.
2
Prov. iii. 11, 12.
3
Ps. ii. 12.
4
Ps. l. 16.
5
Wisd. iii. 11.