96 THE TREATISES OF CYPRIAN.
serveme shallrejoice,but ye shallbe confounded; the Lord
shallslayyou. But to thosewho serveme a new name shall
be named, which shallbe blessedin the earth."1 Also in
the same place: " Therefore shallHe liftup an ensignto
the nationswhich are afaroff,and He willdraw them from
theend oftheearth; and,behold,theyshallcome swiftlywith
lightness;they shallnot hunger nor thirst."2Also in the
same place: " Behold, therefore,the Ruler, the Lord of
Sabaoth,shalltakeaway from Judah and from Jerusalem the
healthyman and the strongman, the strengthof bread and
the strengthof water."' Likewise inthe thirty-thirdPsalm :
" O tasteand seehow sweetisthe Lord. Blessedisthe man
thathopeth in Him. Fear the Lord God, allye His saints:
forthereisno want to them thatfearHim. Rich men have
wanted and have hungered; but they who seek the Lord
shallneverwant any good thing."4 Moreover,in the Gospel
accordingto John, the Lord says: " I am the bread of life:
he thatcometh to me shallnot hunger, and he thattrusteth.
in me shallnever thirst."5Likewise He saithin thatplace:
" If any one thirst,let him come and drink. He that
believethon me, as the Scripturesaith,out of hisbellyshall
flow riversof livingwater."6 Moreover, He says in the
same place: " Except ye eat the fleshof the Son of man,
and drinkHis blood,ye shallhave no lifein you."r
23. That the Gentilesratherthan the Jews attainto the
kingdom of heaven.
In the Gospel the Lord says: " Many shallcome from the
eastand from the west, and shallliedown with Abraham,
and Isaac,and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven ; but the
childrenof the kingdom shallgo out intoouterdarkness:
thereshallbe weeping and gnashing of teeth."8
24. That by thisalone the Jews can receivepardon of
theirsins,iftheywash away thebloodof Christslain,
1 Isa.lxv.13-15. 8 Isa.v.26,27. 8 Isa.iii.1,2.
* Ps.xxxiv.8-10. «Johnvi.35. 6Johnvii.37,38.
'Johnvi.53. • Matt.viii.11,12.