116 THE TREATISES OF CYPRIAN.
toyou in the lastof the days,when ye shallhave departed
from your God." 1 Also in the Acts of the Apostles,Peter:
" Ye princesof the people,and eldersof Israel,hearken:
Behold, we are thisday interrogatedby you about the good
deed done to the impotent man, by means of which he is
made whole. Be it known unto you all,and to allthe
people of Israel,that in the name of Jesus Christof Naza
reth,whom ye have crucified,whom God hath raisedup
from the dead, by Him he standswhole in your presence,
but by none other. This isthe stonewhich was despisedby
you builders,which has become the head of the corner.For
thereisno othername given to men under heaven inwhich
we must be saved."3 This is the stone in Genesis,which
Jacob placesat his head, because the head of the man is
Christ; and as he slepthe saw a ladderreachingtoheaven,
on which the Lord was placed,and angels were ascending
and descending.* And thisstonehe designatingChristcon
secratedand anointedwith the sacramentof unction. This
isthe stonein Exodus upon which Moses sate on thetopof
a hillwhen Jesus the son of Nave fought againstAmalek;
and by the sacramentof the stone,and the stedfastnessofhis
sitting,Amalek was overcome by Jesus,thatis,the devilwas
overcome by Christ. This isthegreatstonein the firstbook
of Kings, upon which was placed the ark of the covenant
when the oxen brought itback in the cart,sent back and
returnedby the strangers.Also,thisisthe stonein thefirst
book of Kings, with which David smote the foreheadof
Goliath and slew him ; signifyingthat the devil and his
servantsare thereby thrown down — that part of the head,
namely, being conquered4 which they have not had sealed.
And by thissealwe also are always safe and live.This
is the stonewhich, when Israelhad conquered the aliens,
Samuel set up and calleditsname Ebenezer; that is,the
stonethathelpeth.
1 Josh.xxiv.26,27. 3 Actsiv.8-12.
3 The Oxfordeditionomits" anddescending."
4 The Oxfordeditionreads," conquered,thatis,inthatpartofthe
head."