2C8 TREATISES ATTRIBUTED TO CYPRIAN. has done,in thathe shalldie. And when I shallsay to the wicked, Thou shaltsurelydie,and he turns himself from hissin,and doeth righteousnessand judgment, and restoreth to the debtor his pledge,and giveth back his robbery,and walketh in the preceptsof life,.thathe may do no iniquity, he shallsurely live,and shallnot die; none of his sins which he hath sinnedshallbe stirredup againsthim : because he hath done justiceand judgment, he shalllivein them." 1 Also in the same : " I am the Lord, becauseI bring low the high tree,and exaltthe low tree,and dry up the green tree,and causethe dry treeto nourish."* Also in the same : " And thou,son of man, say unto the house of Israel,Even as ye have spoken,saying,Our errors and our iniquitiesare in us, and we waste away in them, and how shallwe live? Say unto them, I live,saiththe Lord : ifI willthe death of a sinner,only lethim turn from hisway, and he shalllive."3 Also in the same : " I the Lord have builtup the ruined places,and have plantedthe wasted places."* Also in the same : u And the wicked man, ifhe turn him selffrom allhisiniquitiesthat he has done,and keep allmy commandments, and do judgment, and justice,and mercy, shallsurelylive,and shallnot die. None of hissinswhich he has committed shallbe in remembrance ; in hisrighteous nesswhich he hath done he shalllive. Do I willinglydesire the death of the unrighteousman, saithAdonai the Lord, ratherthan thathe should turn him from his evilway, and thathe shouldlive?"5 Also in the same : " Be ye converted,and turn you from allyour wickednesses,and they shallnot be to you for a punishment. Cast away from you allyour iniquitieswhich ye have wickedlycommitted againstme, and make toyourselves a new heart and a new spirit; and why willye die,O house of Israel? For I desirenot the death of him that dieth, saithAdonai the Lord."6 1Ezek.xxxiii.12,etc.,LXX. 8 Ezek.xxxiii.10,LXX. » Ezek.xviii.21,LXX. 2Ezek.xvii.24,LXX. * Ezek.xxxvi.36,LXX. 6Ezek.xviii.30,LXX.