14-1 THE TREATISES OF CYPRIAN.
the same place: " Whosoever exaltethhimselfshallbe made
low,and whosoever abaseth himself shallbe exalted."1Of
thissame thing to the Romans : " Be not high-minded,but
fear: for if God spared not the natural branches, [take
heed] lestHe alsospare not thee."s Of thissame thingin
the thirty-thirdPsalm : " And He shallsave the lowly in
spirit."3Also to the Romans : " Render to allwhat is due:
tributeto whom tributeisdue, custom to whom custom,fear
to whom fear,honour to whom honour; owe no man any
thing,excepttoloveanother."4 Also in theGospel according
to Matthew : " They lovethefirstplaceof recliningatfeasts,
and the chiefseatin the synagogues,and salutationsin the
market, and to be calledof men Rabbi. But callnot ye
Rabbi,for One isyour Master."5 Also in the Gospel accord
ing to John : " The servantisnot greaterthan his lord,nor
the apostlegreaterthan He thatsenthimself. If ye know
thesethings,blessedshallye be if ye shalldo them."6 Also
intheeighty-firstPsalm : " Do justicetothepoorand lowly."7
6. That allgood and righteousmen suffermore,but ought
to endure becausethey are proved.
In Solomon : " The furnace proveth the vesselsof the
potter,and the trialof tribulationrighteousmen."8 Also in
the fiftiethPsalm : " The sacrificeto God isa contritespirit;
a contriteand humbled heartGod willnot despise."* Also
in the thirty-thirdPsalm : " God is nearestto them thatare
contritein heart,and He willsave the lowly in spirit."10
Also in the same place: "Many are the afflictionsof the
righteous,but out of them allthe Lord willdeliverthem."11
Of thissame matter in Job: "Naked came I out of my
mother'swomb, naked alsoshallI go under the earth: the
Lord gave,and theLord hath takenaway :as ithath pleased
the Lord, so itisdone ;blessedbe the name of the Lord. In
allthesethingswhich happened to him Job sinnedin nothing
1Lukexiv.11.
*Rom.xiii.7,8.
7Ps.lxxxii.3.
10Ps.xxxiv.18.
s Rom. xi.20,21.
sMatt.xxiii.6-8.
8Ecclus.xxvii.5.
11Ps.xxxiv.19.
3 Ps.xxxiv.18.
0Johnxiii16,17.
9Ps.li.17.