116 THE TREATISES OF CYPRIAN. toyou in the lastof the days,when ye shallhave departed from your God." 1 Also in the Acts of the Apostles,Peter: " Ye princesof the people,and eldersof Israel,hearken: Behold, we are thisday interrogatedby you about the good deed done to the impotent man, by means of which he is made whole. Be it known unto you all,and to allthe people of Israel,that in the name of Jesus Christof Naza reth,whom ye have crucified,whom God hath raisedup from the dead, by Him he standswhole in your presence, but by none other. This isthe stonewhich was despisedby you builders,which has become the head of the corner.For thereisno othername given to men under heaven inwhich we must be saved."3 This is the stone in Genesis,which Jacob placesat his head, because the head of the man is Christ; and as he slepthe saw a ladderreachingtoheaven, on which the Lord was placed,and angels were ascending and descending.* And thisstonehe designatingChristcon secratedand anointedwith the sacramentof unction. This isthe stonein Exodus upon which Moses sate on thetopof a hillwhen Jesus the son of Nave fought againstAmalek; and by the sacramentof the stone,and the stedfastnessofhis sitting,Amalek was overcome by Jesus,thatis,the devilwas overcome by Christ. This isthegreatstonein the firstbook of Kings, upon which was placed the ark of the covenant when the oxen brought itback in the cart,sent back and returnedby the strangers.Also,thisisthe stonein thefirst book of Kings, with which David smote the foreheadof Goliath and slew him ; signifyingthat the devil and his servantsare thereby thrown down — that part of the head, namely, being conquered4 which they have not had sealed. And by thissealwe also are always safe and live.This is the stonewhich, when Israelhad conquered the aliens, Samuel set up and calleditsname Ebenezer; that is,the stonethathelpeth. 1 Josh.xxiv.26,27. 3 Actsiv.8-12. 3 The Oxfordeditionomits" anddescending." 4 The Oxfordeditionreads," conquered,thatis,inthatpartofthe head."