166 THE TREATISES OF CYPRIAN. thy God, thou shaltnot delaytopay it: becausetheLord thy God inquiringshallseek itof thee; and itshallbe fora sin. Thou shaltobservethosethingsthatshallgo forthout ofthy lips,and shaltperform the giftwhich thou hast spoken with thy mouth."1 Of thissame matter in the forty-ninthPsalm: " Sacrificeto God the sacrificeof praise,and pay thy vows to the Most High. Callupon me in the day of trouble,and I will deliverthee,and thou shaltglorifyme."2 Of this same thing in the Acts of the Apostles: " Why hath Satan filledthine heart,that thou shouldstlieto the Holy Ghost, when thy estatewas in thine own power ? Thou hastnot lieduntomen, but unto God." s Also in Jeremiah : " Cursed ishe who doeth the work of God negligently."4 31. That he who doesnot believeisjudged already. In the Gospel accordingto John : " He thatbelievethnot isalreadyjudged,becausehe hath not believedin the name of the only5 Son of God. And thisis the judgment, that lighthas come intothe world,and men have loveddarkness ratherthan light."6 Of thisalsoin the firstPsalm : " There forethe ungodly shallnot riseup in judgment,nor sinnersin the councilof the righteous."7 32. Of the benefitof virginityand of continency. In Genesis: " Multiplying I will multiply thy sorrows and thy groanings,and in sorrow shaltthou bring forth children; and thy turning shallbe to thy husband, and he shallrule over thee."8 Of thissame thing in the Gospel accordingto Matthew : " All men do not receivethe word, but they to whom it is given: for there are some eunuchs who were born so from theirmother'swomb, and there are eunuchs who have been constrainedby men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselveseunuchs forthe kingdom of heaven'ssake. He who can receiveit,lethim receiveit."* 1Deut.xxiii.21-23.* Ps.1.14,15. •Actav.3,4. 4Jer.xlviii.10. 5 Unice;butsomereadunigenili,"only-begotten."cJohnHi.18,19. iPs.i.5. 8 Gen.iii.16. 9Matt.six.11,12.