Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians when Paul and Peter were laying the foundations of the Church. Lay aside, therefore, the evil, the old, the corrupt leaven,[70] Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III erede polluti, manus sibi afferentes, et homicidae propinquorum."Expurgate ergo vetus fermentum, ut sitis novo conspersio,"[215] Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book V , "It is those that sacrifice not a sow, but some great and difficult sacrifice," who ought to inquire respecting God. And the apostle writes, "Christ our passover was sacrificed for us; "[127] Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book VI that is, in consequence of the knowledge[277] Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book VII For what great thing is it, if a man restrains himself in what he knows not? He, in fulfilment of the precept, according to the Gospel, keeps the Lord's day,[112] Tertullian An Answer to the Jews you slew Christ;[238] Tertullian Against Marcion Book V he only mentioned what is a very frequently recurring sentence of the Creator. "Purge out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened."[296] The unleavened bread was therefore, in the Creator's ordinance, a figure of us (Christians). "For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us."[297] Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book VIII For in what respect, he says, would the one tittle require any substance such as leaven (derived) from without for the Lord's Passover, the eternal feast, which is given for generation upon generation?[32] In other respects, however, these consent to all the traditions delivered to the Church by the Apostles.[42] Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book X to have remodelled the old man[61] Hippolytus Dogmatical and Historical Fragments In the Passover season, so as to exhibit Himself as one destined to be sacrificed like a sheep, and to prove Himself the true Paschal-lamb, even as the apostle says, "Even Christ," who is God, "our passover was sacrificed for us."[438] Cyprian Treatise II On the Dress of Virgins Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth."[34] Cyprian Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews Therefore let us celebrate the feast, not in the old leaven, nor in the leaven of malice and wickedness, but in the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth."[453] Archelaus Acts of the Disputation with the Heresiarch Manes and again, "Christ our passover is sacrificed for us; "[599] Fragments from Peter of Alexandria On that day, therefore, on which the Jews were about to eat the Passover in the evening, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ was crucified, being made the victim to those who were about to partake by faith of the mystery concerning Him, according to what is written by the blessed Paul: "For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; "[29] Origen Commentary on John Book X " From the mouth of the Lord Himself, then, we see that there is no gainsaying our statement on this point. Some one, no doubt, will ask about the words of the Apostle, where he writes to the Corinthians:[43]