152 THE TREATISES OF CYPRIAN. Lord at alltimes: His praiseshallever be in my mouth."1 Of thissame thing in Numbers : " Let theirmurmuring ceasefrom me, and they shallnot die."2 Of thissame thing in the Acts of the Apostles: " But about the middle of the night Paul and Silasprayed and gave thanks to God, and the prisonersheard them."3 Also in the Epistleof Paul to the Philippians: " But doing all things for love,-without murmurings and revilings,4that ye may be without com plaint,and spotlesssonsof God." 5 15. That men are triedby God forthispurpose,thatthey may be proved. In Genesis: " And God tempted Abraham, and saidto him, Take thy only son whom thou lovest,Isaac,and go into the high land, and offerhim thereas a burnt-offering on one of the mountains of which I willtellthee."6 Of this same thingin Deuteronomy : " The Lord your God proveth you, thatHe may know if ye lovethe Lord your God with allyour heart,and with allyour soul."7 Of thissame thing in the Wisdom of Solomon : " Although in the sightof men they sufferedtorments,their hope is fullof immortality; and having been infew thingsdistressed,yet in many things they shallbe happilyordered,becauseGod triedthem, and found them worthy of Himself. As gold in the furnace He proved them, and as a burnt-offeringHe received them. And in theirtime thereshallbe respectof them ; they shall judge the nations,and shallruleover the people; and their Lord shallreign for ever."8 Of this same thing in the Maccabees : " Was not Abraham found faithfulin tempta tion,and itwas accountedunto him forrighteousness?" * 16. Of the benefitsof martyrdom. In the Proverbsof Solomon : " The faithfulmartyr de livershissoulfrom evils."10 Also in the same place: " Then 1Ps.xxxiv.1. 2Num. xvii.10. *Actsxvi.25. 4 Reputationibus; possibly" complainings."cPhil.ii.14,15. 0Gen.xxii.1,2. rDeut.xiii.8. 8Wisd.iii.4-8. 8 1 Mace.ii.52. 10Prov.xiv.25.