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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 the first Epistle of Paul to Timothy: “

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Honour

widows

which

are

truly

widows

.

But

the

widow

that

is

wanton

,

is

dead

while

she

liveth

.

”

And

again

:

“

But

the

younger

widows

pass

by

:

for

when

they

shall

be

wanton

in

Christ

,

they

wish

to

marry

;

having

judgment

,

because

they

have

cast

off

their

first

faith

.

”

Notes

1
1 Tim. v. 3, 6.
2
1 Tim. v. 11, 12.