testimonies against the jews -- st. cyprian

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Testimonies Against the Jews.

St. Cyprian of Alexandria

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1. That the Jews have fallen under the heavy wrath of God, because they have departed fromthe Lord, and have followed idols.

2. Also because they did not believe the prophets, and put them to death.

3. That it was previously foretold that they would neither now the Lord, nor understand nor

receive !im.

". That the Jews would not understand the !oly #criptures, but that they would be intelli$ible

in the last times, after %hrist had come.

&. That the Jews could understand nothin$ of the #criptures unless they first believed on

%hrist.

'. That they would lose Jerusalem, and leave the land which they had received.

(. That they would also lose the Li$ht of the Lord.

). That the first circumcision of the flesh was made void, and a second circumcision of thespirit was promised instead.

*. That the former law, which was $iven by +oses, was about to cease.

1. That a new law was to be $iven.

11. That another dispensation and a new covenant was to be $iven.

12. That the old baptism was to cease, and a new one was to be$in.

13. That the old yoe was to be made void, and a new yoe was to be $iven.

1". That the old pastors were to cease, and new ones to be$in.

1&. That %hrist should be God-s house and temple, and that the old temple should pass away,

and a new one should be$in.

1'. That the old sacrifice should be made void, and a new one should be celebrated.

1(. That the old priesthood should cease, and a new priest should come who should be forever.

1). That another prophet, such as +oses, was promised, to wit, who should $ive a new

testament, and who was rather to be listened to.

1*. That two peoples were foretold, the elder and the youn$er that is, the ancient people of

the Jews, and the new one which should be of us.

2. That the %hurch, which had previously been barren, should have more sons from amon$

the Gentiles than the syna$o$ue had had before.

21. That the Gentiles should rather believe in %hrist.

22. That the Jews should lose the bread and the cup of %hrist, and all !is $race while we

should receive them, and that the new name of %hristians should be blessed in the earth.23. That rather the Gentiles than the Jews should attain to the in$dom of heaven.

2". That by this alone the Jews could obtain pardon of their sins, if they wash away the blood

of %hrist slain in !is baptism, and, passin$ over into the %hurch, should obey !is precepts.

Testimonies.

1. That the Jews have fallen under the heavy wrath of God because they have forsaken the

Lord, and have followed idols.

/n 0odus the people said to Aaron Arise and mae us $ods which shall $o before us

because as for this man +oses, who brou$ht us out of 0$ypt, we now not what has become

of him.4/n the same place also +oses says to the Lord 5 Lord, / pray thee, this people have

sinned a $reat sin. They have made to themselves $ods of $old and silver. And now, if thouwilt for$ive them their sin, for$ive but if not, blot me out of the boo which Thou hast


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written. And the Lord said unto +oses, /f any one hath sinned a$ainst me, him will / blot out

of my boo.4 Liewise in 6euteronomy They sacrificed unto demons, and not unto God.4/n

the boo of Jud$es too And the children of /srael did evil in the si$ht of the Lord God of

their fathers, who brou$ht them out of the land of 0$ypt, and followed the $ods of the

peoples that were round about them, and offended the Lord, and forsoo God, and served

7aal.4 Also in the same place And the children of /srael added a$ain to do evil 3)21 in thesi$ht of the Lord, and served 7aal and the $ods of the 8These twenty9four propositions are speciallyworthy of the consideration of the youn$ theolo$ian who would clearly comprehend the 5ld Law and the :ew as #t. ;aul

has epounded them in his 0pistle to the and ye heard me not, and did not listen with your ears?, sayin$, Let

every one of you be converted from his evil way, and from your most wiced desires and yeshall dwell in that land which / have $iven you and your fathers for ever and ever.4 3)2" And

a$ain3)2& Go not after other $ods, to serve them, and do not worship them and provoe me

not to an$er in the wors of your hands to scatter you abroad and ye have not hearened unto

me.43)2' Also in the third boo of the @in$s, 0lias saith unto the Lord /n bein$ ealous / have

been ealous for the Lord God Almi$hty because the children of /srael have forsaen Thee,

have demolished Thine altars, and have slain Thy prophets with the sword and / have

remained solitary, and they see my life, to tae it away from me.4 3)2( /n 0Bra also They

have fallen away from Thee, and have cast Thy law behind their bacs, and have illed Thy

prophets which testified a$ainst them that they should return to Thee.4

3. That it was previously foretold that they would neither know the Lord, nor understand, nor

receive Him./n /saiah !ear, 5 heaven, and $ive ear, 5 earth for the Lord hath spoen / have be$otten

and brou$ht up children, but they have reected me. The o noweth his owner, and the ass

his master-s crib but /srael hath not nown me, and my people hath not perceived me. Ah

sinful nation, a people filled with sins, a wiced seed, corruptin$ children ye have forsaen

the Lord, and have sent that !oly 5ne of /srael into an$er.43)2* /n the same also the Lord says

Go and tell this people, Ce shall hear with the ear, and shall not understand and seein$, ye

shall see, and shall not perceive. Dor the heart of this people hath waed $ross, and they

hardly hear with their ears, and they have shut up their eyes, lest haply they should see with

their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should return, and /

should heal them.43)3 Also in Jeremiah the Lord says They have forsaen me, the fountain

of livin$ water, and have du$ for themselves worn9out cisterns, which could not hold

water.43)31 +oreover, in the same 7ehold, the word of the Lord has become unto them a

reproach, and they do not wish for it.43)32 A$ain in the same the Lord says The ite noweth

his time, the turtle, and the swallow3)33 the sparrows of the field eep the time of their comin$

in but my people doth not now the ud$ment of the Lord. !ow say ye, Ee are wise, and the

law of the Lord is with usF The false measurement 3)3" has been made vain the scribes are

confounded the wise men have trembled, and been taen, because they have reected the

word of the Lord.43)3& /n #olomon also 0vil men see me, and shall not find me for they

held wisdom in hatred and did not receive the word of the Lord.4 3)3' Also in the twenty9

seventh ;salm


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!e came unto !is own, and !is own received !im not. As many as received !im, to them

$ave !e power to become the sons of God who believe on !is name.43)3*

". That the Jews would not understand the Holy Scriptures, but that they would be intelliible

in the last times, after that !hrist had come.3)2* /sa. i. 2". 3)3 /sa. vi. *, 1. 3)31 Jer. ii. 13. 3)32 Jer. vi. 1. 3)33 Accordin$ to the 5ford edition The turtle and the

swallow noweth its time,4 etc. 3)3" #i ancient authorities have your measurement.4 3)3& Jer. viii. (*. 3)3' ;rov. i. 2), 2*.3)3( ;s. viii. ", &. 3)3) ;s. lii. &. 3)3* John i. 11, 12.

/n /saiah And all these words shall be unto you as the words of a boo that is sealed, which,

if you shall $ive to a man that noweth letters to read, he shall say, / cannot read, for it is

sealed. 7ut in that day the deaf shall hear the words of the boo, and they who are in darness

and in a cloud the eyes of the blind shall see.4 3)" Also in Jeremiah /n the last of the days ye

shall now those thin$s.43)"1 /n 6aniel, moreover #ecure the words, and seal the boo until

the time of consummation, until many learn, and nowled$e is fulfilled, because when there

shall be a dispersion they shall now all these thin$s.4 3)"2 Liewise in the first 0pistle of ;aul

to the %orinthians 7rethren, / would not that ye should be i$norant, that all our fathers were

under the cloud.43)"3 Also in the second 0pistle to the %orinthians Their minds are blinded

even unto this day, by this same veil which is taen away in %hrist, while this same veil

remains in the readin$ of the 5ld Testament, which is not unveiled, because it is made void in

%hrist and even to this day, if at any time +oses is read, the veil is upon their heart. 7ut by

and by, when they shall be turned unto the Lord, the veil shall be taen away.4 3)"" /n the

Gospel, the Lord after !is resurrection says These are the words which / spae unto you

while / was yet with you, that all thin$s must be fulfilled which are written in the law of

+oses, and in the prophets, and in the ;salms, concernin$ me. Then opened !e their

understandin$, that they mi$ht understand the #criptures and said unto them, That thus it is

written, and thus it behoved %hrist to suffer, and to rise a$ain from the dead the third day and

that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in !is name even amon$ all

nations.43)"&

&. That the Jews could understand nothin of the Scriptures unless they first believed in!hrist.

/n /saiah And if ye will not believe, neither will ye understand.4 3)"' Also the Lord in the

Gospel Dor if ye believe not that / am !e, ye shall die in your sins.4 3)"( +oreover, that

ri$hteousness

should subsist by faith, and that in it was life, was predicted in !abau

:ow the ust shall live by faith of me.4 3)") !ence Abraham, the father of the nations,

believed in Genesis Abraham3)" /sa. i. 111). 3)"1 Jer. iii. 2. 3)"2 6an. ii. "(. 3)"3 1 %or. . 1. 3)"" 2 %or. iii. 1"1'. There is a sin$ular confusion

in the readin$ of this Huotation. The translator has followed +i$ne-s tet. 3)"& Lue iv. """(. 3)"' /sa. vii. *. 3)"( John viii.

2". 3)") !ab. ii. ".

believed in God, and it was counted unto him for ri$hteousness.43)"* /n lie manner, ;aul to

the Galatians Abraham believed in God, and it was counted unto him for ri$hteousness. Ce

now, therefore, that they which are of faith, the same are children of Abraham. 7ut the#cripture, foreseein$ that God ustifieth the heathens by faith, foretold to Abraham that all

nations should be blessed in him. Therefore they who are of faith are blessed 3)& with faithful

Abraham.43)&1

'. That the Jews should lose Jerusalem, and should leave the land which they had received.

/n /saiah Cour country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire your land, stran$ers shall

devour it in your si$ht and the dau$hter of Iion shall be left deserted, and overthrown by

forei$n peoples, as a cotta$e in a vineyard, and as a eeper-s lod$e in a $arden of cucumbers,

as a city which is besie$ed. And unless the Lord of #abaoth had left us a seed, we should

have been as #odoma, and we should have been lie unto Gomorrah.43)&2 Also in the Gospel

the Lord says Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that illest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent

unto thee, how often would / have $athered thy children as a hen $athereth her chicens


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under her win$s, and thou wouldst not 7ehold, your house shall be left unto you

desolate.43)&3

(.Also that they should lose the Liht of the Lord.

/n /saiah %ome ye, and let us wal in the li$ht of the Lord. Dor !e hath sent away !is

people, the house of /srael.43)&" /n !is Gospel also, accordin$ to John That was the true li$ht

which li$hteth every man that cometh into this world. !e was in this world, and the worldwas made by !im, and the world new !im not.43)&& +oreover, in the same place !e that

believeth not is ud$ed already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only be$otten

#on of God. And this is the ud$ment, that li$ht is come into the world, and men loved

darness rather than li$ht.43)&'3)"* Gen. v. '. 3)& The 7ur$undian code reads, are ustified.4 3)&1 Gal. iii. '*. 3)&2 /sa. i. (*. 3)&3 +att. iii. 3(, 3). 3)&"

/sa. ii. &, '. 3)&& John i. *, 1. 3)&' John iii. 1), 1*.

). That the first circumcision of the flesh is made void, and the second circumcision of the

spirit is promised instead.

/n Jeremiah Thus saith the Lord to the men of Judah, and to them who inhabit Jerusalem,


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the $reatest of them for / will be merciful to their iniHuities, and will no more be mindful of

their sins.43)'(

12. That the old baptism should cease, and a new one should bein.

/n /saiah Therefore remember ye not the former thin$s, neither reconsider the ancient

thin$s. 7ehold, / mae new the thin$s which shall now arise, and ye shall now it and / will

mae in the desert a way, and rivers in a dry place, to $ive drin to my chosen race, mypeople whom / acHuired, that they should show forth my praises.43)') /n the same also /f

they thirst, !e will lead them throu$h the deserts !e will brin$ forth water from the roc the

roc shall be cloven, and the water shall flow and my people shall drin.4 3)'* +oreover, in

the Gospel accordin$ to +atthew, John says / indeed baptiBe you with water unto

repentance but !e that cometh after me is mi$htier3)'" +ic. iv. 2, 3. 3)'& /sa. ii. 3, ". 3)'' +att. vii. &. 3)'( Jer. i. 313". 3)') /sa. liii. 1)21. 3)'* /sa. lviii. 21.

than /, whose shoes / am not worthy to bear !e shall baptiBe you with the !oly Ghost, and

with fire.43)( Also accordin$ to John 0cept a man be born of water, and of the #pirit, he

cannot enter into the in$dom of God. Dor that which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that

which is born of the #pirit is spirit.43)(1

13. That the old yoke should be made void, and a new yoke should be iven./n the second ;salm Dor what purpose have the heathen ra$ed, and the people ima$ined

vain thin$sF The in$s of the earth stood up, and the rulers have $athered to$ether a$ainst the

Lord, and a$ainst !is %hrist. Let us brea their bonds asunder, and cast away their yoe from

us.43)(2 Liewise in the Gospel accordin$ to +atthew, the Lord says %ome unto me, all ye

that labour and are burdened, and / will cause you to rest. Tae my yoe upon you, and learn

of me for / am mee and lowly in heart and ye shall find rest unto your souls. Dor my yoe

is ecellent, and my burden is li$ht.43)(3 /n Jeremiah /n that day / will shatter the yoe from

their nec, and will burst their fetters and they shall not labour for others, but they shall

labour for the Lord God and / will raise up 6avid a in$ unto them.43)("

1". That the old pastors should cease and new ones bein.

/n 0Beiel Eherefore thus saith the Lord, 7ehold, / am above the shepherds and / willreHuire my sheep from their hands, and / will turn them away from feedin$ my sheep and

they shall feed them no more, and / will deliver my sheep from their mouth, and / will feed

them with ud$ment.43)(& /n Jeremiah the Lord says And / will $ive you shepherds accordin$

to my own heart, and they shall feed you with the food of discipline.4 3)(' /n Jeremiah,

moreover !ear the word of the Lord, ye nations, and tell it to the islands which are afar off.

#ay, !e that scattereth /srael will $ather him,3)( +att. iii. 11. 3)(1 John iii. &, '. 3)(2 ;s. ii. 13. 3)(3 +att. i. 2)3. 3)(" Jer. . ), *. 3)(& 0Be. iv. 11'. 3)(' Jer. iii.

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and will eep him as a shepherd his floc for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and taen him

out from the hand of him that was stron$er than he.43)((

1&. That !hrist should be the house and temple of God, and that the old temple should cease,and the new one should bein.

/n the second boo of @in$s And the word of the Lord came to :athan, sayin$, Go and tell

my servant 6avid, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in but it

shall be, when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, / will raise up

thy seed after thee, which shall come from thy bowels, and / will mae ready his in$dom.

!e shall build me an house in my name, and / will raise up his throne for ever and / will be

to him for a father, and he shall be to me for a son and his house shall obtain confidence, and

his in$dom for evermore in my si$ht.43)() Also in the Gospel the Lord says There shall not

be left in the temple one stone upon another that shall not be thrown down.43)(* And After

three days another shall be raised up without hands.43))

1'. That the ancient sacrifice should be made void, and a new one should be celebrated.


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/n /saiah Dor what purpose to me is the multitude of your sacrificesF saith the Lord / am

full / will not have the burnt sacrifices of rams, and fat of lambs, and blood of bulls and

$oats. Dor who hath reHuired these thin$s from your handsF43))1 Also in the forty9ninth ;salm

/ will not eat the flesh of bulls, nor drin the blood of $oats. 5ffer to God the sacrifice of

praise, and pay your vows to the +ost !i$h. %all upon me in the day of trouble, and / will

deliver thee and thou shalt $lorify me.43))2 /n the same ;salm, moreover The sacrifice ofpraise shall $lorify me therein is the way in which / will show him the salvation of God.43))3

/n the fourth ;salm too #acrifice the sacrifice of ri$hteousness, and hope in the Lord.4 3))"

Liewise in +alachi / have no pleasure concernin$3)(( Jer. i. 1, 11. 3)() 2 #am. vii. ", &, 121'. 3)(* +att. iv. 2. 3)) John ii. 1* +ar iv. &). 3))1 /sa. i. 11, 12. 3))2 ;s. l.

131&. 3))3 ;s. l. 23. 3))" ;s. iv. &.

you, saith the Lord, and / will not have an accepted offerin$ from your hands. 7ecause from

the risin$ of the sun, even unto the $oin$ down of the same, my name is $lorified amon$ the

Gentiles and in every place odours of incense are offered to my name, and a pure sacrifice,

because $reat is my name amon$ the nations, saith the Lord.43))&

1(. That the old priesthood should cease, and a new priest should come, who should be for

ever./n the cith ;salm 7efore the mornin$ star / be$at thee. The Lord hath sworn, and !e will

not repent, Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of +elchiBede.43))' Also in the first boo

of @in$s, God says to the priest 0li And / will raise up to me a faithful priest, who shall do

all thin$s which are in my heart and / will build him a sure house and he shall pass in the

presence of my anointed ones for all days. And it shall be, whosoever shall remain in thine

house, shall come to worship for an obolus of money, and for one loaf of bread.43))(

1). That another #rophet such as "oses was promised, to wit, one who should ive a new

testament, and who rather ouht to be heard.

/n 6euteronomy God said to +oses And the Lord said to me, A ;rophet will / raise up to

them from amon$ their brethren, such as thee, and / will $ive my word in !is mouth and !e

shall spea unto them that which / shall command !im. And whosoever shall not hearwhatsoever thin$s that ;rophet shall spea in my name, / will aven$e it.4 3))) %oncernin$

whom also %hrist says in the Gospel accordin$ to John #earch the #criptures, in which ye

thin ye have eternal life. These are they which set forth testimony concernin$ me and ye

will not come to me, that ye mi$ht have life. 6o not thin that / accuse you to the Dather

there is one that accuseth you, even +oses, on whom ye hope. Dor if ye had believed +oses,

ye would also believe me for he wrote of me. 7ut if ye believe not his writin$s, how shall ye

believe my wordsF43))*3))& +al. i. 1, 11. 8;. 2&1, note 1,supra. The oblation of +elchiBede. Gen. iv. 1). The 5ford translator adds, with the

incense of pious prayers.4 #ee Justin, vol. i. p. 21&, cap. li., and /renKus, vol. i. p. ")".= 3))' ;s. c. 3. 3))( 1 #am. ii. 3&, 3'.3))) 6eut. viii. 1), 1*. 3))* John v. 3*, ", "&"(.

1*. That two peoples were foretold, the elder and the youner$ that is, the old people of the

Jews, and the new one which should consist of us.

/n Genesis And the Lord said unto


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ri$ht hand and to thy left hand and thy seed shall possess the nations, and shall inhabit the

deserted cities. Dear not because thou shalt overcome nor be afraid because thou art cursed

for thou shalt for$et thy eternal confusion.43)*2 Thus also to Abraham, when his former son

was born of a bond9woman, #arah remained lon$ barren and late in old a$e bare her son

/saac, of promise, who was the type of %hrist. Thus also Jacob received two wives the elder

Leah, with wea eyes, a type of the syna$o$ue the youn$er the beautiful


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with wine, and his teeth are whiter than mil.43* !ence in :umbers it is written concernin$

our people 7ehold, the people shall rise up as a lion9lie people.43*1 /n 6euteronomy Ce

Gentiles shall be for the head but this unbelievin$ people shall be for the tail.4 3*2 Also in

Jeremiah !ear the sound of the trumpet. And they said, Ee will not hear for this cause the

nations shall hear, and they who shall feed their cattle amon$ them.43*3 /n the seventeenth

;salm Thou shalt establish me the head of the nations a people whom / have not nownhave served me at the hearin$ of the ear they have obeyed me.43*" %oncernin$ this very thin$

the Lord says in Jeremiah 7efore / formed thee in the belly, / new thee and before thou

wentest forth from the womb, / sanctified thee, and established thee as a prophet amon$ the

nations.43*& Also in /saiah 7ehold, / have manifested him for a witness to the nations, a

prince and a commander to the peoples.43*' Also in the same :ations which have not

nown Thee shall call upon Thee and peoples which were i$norant of Thee shall flee to

Thee.43*( /n the same, moreover And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall

rise to rule in all the nations in !im shall the Gentiles hope and !is rest shall be honour.4 3*)

/n the same a$ain The land of Iebulon, and the land of :ephtalim, by the way of the sea,

and ye others who inhabit the maritime places, and beyond Jordan3** of the nations. ;eople

that wal in darness, behold ye a $reat li$ht ye who dwell in the re$ion of the shadow ofdeath, the li$ht shall shine upon you.43*1 Also in the same Thus saith the Lord God to %hrist

my Lord, whose ri$ht hand / hold, that the nations may hear !im and / will brea asunder

the stren$th of in$s, / will open before !im $ates and cities shall not be shut.4 3*11 Also in the

same / come to $ather to$ether all nations and ton$ues and they shall come, and see my

$lory. And / will send out over them a standard, and / will send those that are preserved

amon$ them to the nations which are afar off, which have not heard my name nor seen my

$lory and they shall declare my $lory to the nations.4 3*12 Also in the same And in all these

thin$s they are not converted therefore !e shall3* Gen. li. )12. 3*1:um. iii. 1". 3*2 6eut. viii. "". 3*3 Jer. vi. 1). 3*" ;s. viii. "3, "". 3*& Jer. i. &. 3*' /sa. lv. ".3*( /sa. lv. &. 3*) /sa. i. 1. 3** 5ford edition adds Galilee.4 3*1 /sa. i. 1, 2. 3*11 /sa. lv. 1. 3*12 /sa. lvi. 1), 1*.

lift up a standard to the nations which are afar, and !e will draw them from the end of theearth.43*13 Also in the same Those who had not been told of !im shall see, and they who

have not heard shall understand.43*1" Also in the same / have been made manifest to those

who see me not / have been formal of those who ased not after me. / said, Lo, here am /,

to a nation that has not called upon my name.4 3*1& 5f this same thin$, in the Acts of the

Apostles, ;aul says /t was necessary that the word of God should first be shown to you but

since ye put it from you, and ud$ed yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the

Gentiles for thus said the Lord by the #criptures, 7ehold, / have set Thee a li$ht amon$ the

nations, that Thou shouldest be for salvation even to the ends of the earth.43*1'

22. That the Jews would lose while we should receive the bread and the cup of !hrist and all

His race, and that the new name of !hristians should be blessed in the earth.

/n /saiah Thus saith the Lord, 7ehold, they who serve me shall eat, but ye shall be hun$rybehold, they who serve me shall drin, but ye shall be thirsty 3*1(behold, they who serve me

shall reoice, but ye shall be confounded the Lord shall slay you. 7ut to those who serve me

a new name shall be named, which shall be blessed in the earth.4 3*1) Also in the same place

Therefore shall !e lift up an ensi$n to the nations which are afar off, and !e will draw them

from the end of the earth and, behold, they shall come swiftly with li$htness they shall not

hun$er nor thirst.43*1* Also in the same place 7ehold, therefore, the


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3*13 /sa. v. 2&, 2'. 3*1" /sa. lii. 1&. 3*1& /sa. lv. 1. 3*1' Acts iii. "', "(. 3*1( This second clause, 7ehold, they who serve me

shall drin,4 is wantin$ in some editions. 3*1) /sa. lv. 131&. 3*1* /sa. v. 2', 2(. 3*2 /sa. iii. 1, 2. 3*21 ;s. iv. )1.

life he that cometh to me shall not hun$er, and he that trusteth in me shall never thirst.4 3*22

Liewise !e saith in that place /f any one thirst, let him come and drin. !e that believeth

on me, as the #cripture saith, out of his belly shall flow rivers of livin$ water.4 3*23 +oreover,

!e says in the same place 0cept ye eat the flesh of the #on of man, and drin !is blood,

ye shall have no life in you.43*2"

23. That the Gentiles rather than the Jews attain to the kindom of heaven.

/n the Gospel the Lord says +any shall come from the east and from the west, and shall lie

down with Abraham, and /saac, and Jacob, in the in$dom of heaven but the children of the

in$dom shall $o out into outer darness there shall be weepin$ and $nashin$ of teeth.43*2&

2". That by this alone the Jews can receive pardon of their sins, if they wash away the blood

of !hrist slain, in His baptism, and, passin over into His !hurch, obey His precepts.

/n /saiah the Lord says :ow / will not release your sins. Ehen ye stretch forth your hands, /

will turn away my face from you and if ye multiply prayers, / will not hear you for your

hands are full of blood. Eash you, mae you clean tae away the wicedness from your

souls from the si$ht of mine eyes cease from your wicedness learn to do $ood seeud$ment eep him who suffers wron$ ud$e for the orphan, and ustify the widow. And

come, let us reason to$ether, saith the Lord and althou$h your sins be as scarlet, / will

whiten3*2' them as snow and althou$h they were as crimson, / will whiten3*2( them as wool.

And if ye be willin$ and listen to me, ye shall eat of the $ood of the land but if ye be

unwillin$, and will not hear me, the sword shall consume you for the mouth of the Lord hath

spoen these thin$s.43*2)3*22 John vi. 3&.3*23 John vii. 3(, 3).3*2" John vi. &3.3*2& +att. viii. 11, 12.3*2' 0albabo.43*2( /nalbabo.43*2) /sa. i. 1&2.

testimonies against the jews -- st. cyprian

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