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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 the Proverbs: “Bring not

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the

impious

man

into

the

habitation

of

the

righteous

.

”

Also

in

the

same

,

in

Ecclesiasticus

:

“

Let

righteous

men

be

thy

guests

.

”

And

again

:

“

The

faithful

friend

is

a

medicine

of

life

and

of

immortality

.

”

Also

in

the

same

place

:

“

Be

thou

far

from

the

man

who

has

the

power

to

slay

,

and

thou

shalt

not

suspect

fear

.

”

Also

in

the

same

place

:

“

Blessed

is

he

who

findeth

a

true

friend

,

and

who

speaketh

righteousness

to

the

listening

ear

.

”

Also

in

the

same

place

:

“

Hedge

thine

ears

with

thorns

,

and

hear

not

a

wicked

tongue

.

”

Also

in

the

seventeenth

Psalm

:

“

With

the

righteous

Thou

shalt

be

justified

;

and

with

the

innocent

man

Thou

shalt

be

innocent

;

and

with

the

froward

man

Thou

shalt

be

froward

.

”

Also

in

the

first

Epistle

of

Paul

to

the

Corinthians

:

“

Evil

communications

corrupt

good

dispositions

.

”

Notes

1
Prov. xxiv. 15.
2
Ecclus. ix. 16.
3
Ecclus. vi. 16.
4
Ecclus. ix. 13.
5
Ecclus. xxv. 9.
6
Ecclus. xxviii. 24.
7
Ps. xviii. 25, 26.
8
1 Cor. xv. 33.