114 THE TREATISES OF CYPRIAN.
causeHis soulwas deliveredup todeath,and He was counted
among transgressors.And He bare the sinsof many, and
was deliveredfortheiroffences."1 Also inJ eremiah: " Lord,
give me knowledge,and I shallknow it: then I saw their
meditations.I was led likea lamb without malice to the
slaughter;againstme they deviseda device,saying,Come,
let us cast the treeintoHis bread,and letus eraseHis life
from the earth,and His name shallno more be a remem
brance."2 Also in Exodus God saidto Moses : " Let them
take to themselveseach man a sheep,through the housesof
the tribes,a sheep without blemish,perfect,male, of a year
old itshallbe to you. Ye shalltake itfrom the lambs and
from the goats,and allthe congregationof the synagogue of
the childrenof Israelshallkillit in the evening; and they
shalltake of itsblood,and shallplaceitupon the two posts,3
and upon the thresholdin the houses,in the very housesin
which they shalleatit. And they shalleat the fleshon the
same night,roastedwith fire; and they shalleat unleavened
bread with bitterherbs.4 Ye shallnot eat of them raw
nor dressedin water,but roastedwith fire;the head with the
feetand the inward parts. Ye shallleavenothingof them
to the morning ; and ye shallnot break a bone of it. But
what of it shallbe leftto the morning shallbe burnt with
fire. But thus ye shalleat it; your loinsgirt,and your
sandalson your feet,and your staffin your hands ; and ye
shalleat it in haste: for it is the Lord's passover."5 Also
in the Apocalypse: " And I saw in the midst of the throne,
and of thefour livingcreatures,and inthemidstofthe elders,
a lamb standing as if slain,having seven horns and seven
eyes,which are the seven spiritsof God sent forththrough
out allthe earth. And He came and took the book from
the right hand of God, who sateon the throne. And when
1Isa.liii.7-9,12. 8 Jer.xi.18,19.
8 Migne'sreadingdiffersconsiderablyfromthis,and isas follows:
" Theyshalltakefrom thelambsandthegoatsof itsblood,and shall
placeituponthetwoposts,"etc. *
4 Erasmusreadsfor" picridibus,"" lactucisagrestibus,"wildlettuces.
* Ex.xii.8-12.