192 THE TREATISES OF CYPRIAN. people."1 Also in the firstto the Corinthians: " Whosoever shalleatthe bread or drinkthe cup of the Lord unworthily, shallbe guiltyof the body and bloodof the Lord."2 95. That we are to livewith the good,but to avoid the evil. In Solomon,intheProverbs: " Bring not the impious man intothe habitationof the righteous."3 Also in the same, in Ecclesiasticus: " Let righteousmen be thy guests."4 And again: " The faithfulfriend is a medicine of lifeand of immortality."5 Also in the same place: " Be thou farfrom the man who has the power to slay,and thou shalt not suspectfear."6 Also in the same place: " Blessed is he who findetha truefriend,and who speakethrighteousnessto the listeningear."7 Also in the same place: " Hedge thine earswith thorns,and hear not a wicked tongue."8 Also in the seventeenthPsalm : u With the righteousThou shaltbe justified; and with theinnocentman Thou shaltbe innocent; and with the froward man Thou shaltbe froward."9 Also in the firstEpistleof Paul to the Corinthians: " Evil com municationscorruptgood dispositions."10 96. That we must labournot with words,but with deeds. In Solomon, in Ecclesiasticus:"Be not hasty in thy tongue,and in thy deedsuselessand remiss."11 And Paul, in the firstto the Corinthians: " The kingdom of God is not in word, but in power."" Also to the Romans : " Not the hearersof the law are righteousbefore God, but the doersof the law shallbe justified."13 Also in the Gospel according to Matthew : " He who shalldo and teach so, shallbe calledgreatestin the kingdom of heaven."14 Also in the same place: " Every one who heareth my words, and doeth them, I will liken him to a wise man who builthis 1Lev.vii.20. 4Ecclus.ix.16. 7Ecclus.xxv.9. 101 Cor.xv.83. 13Rom. ii.13. 2 1 Cor.xi.27. 5Ecclus.vi.16. 8 Ecclus.xxviii.24. 11Ecclus.iv.29. 14Matt.v.19. 3 Prov.xxiv.15. 6Ecclus.ix.13. 9Ps.xviii.25,26. 121 Cor.iv.20.