192 THE TREATISES OF CYPRIAN.
people."1 Also in the firstto the Corinthians: " Whosoever
shalleatthe bread or drinkthe cup of the Lord unworthily,
shallbe guiltyof the body and bloodof the Lord."2
95. That we are to livewith the good,but to avoid the
evil.
In Solomon,intheProverbs: " Bring not the impious man
intothe habitationof the righteous."3 Also in the same, in
Ecclesiasticus: " Let righteousmen be thy guests."4 And
again: " The faithfulfriend is a medicine of lifeand of
immortality."5 Also in the same place: " Be thou farfrom
the man who has the power to slay,and thou shalt not
suspectfear."6 Also in the same place: " Blessed is he
who findetha truefriend,and who speakethrighteousnessto
the listeningear."7 Also in the same place: " Hedge thine
earswith thorns,and hear not a wicked tongue."8 Also in
the seventeenthPsalm : u With the righteousThou shaltbe
justified; and with theinnocentman Thou shaltbe innocent;
and with the froward man Thou shaltbe froward."9 Also
in the firstEpistleof Paul to the Corinthians: " Evil com
municationscorruptgood dispositions."10
96. That we must labournot with words,but with deeds.
In Solomon, in Ecclesiasticus:"Be not hasty in thy
tongue,and in thy deedsuselessand remiss."11 And Paul,
in the firstto the Corinthians: " The kingdom of God is
not in word, but in power."" Also to the Romans : " Not
the hearersof the law are righteousbefore God, but the
doersof the law shallbe justified."13 Also in the Gospel
according to Matthew : " He who shalldo and teach so,
shallbe calledgreatestin the kingdom of heaven."14 Also
in the same place: " Every one who heareth my words, and
doeth them, I will liken him to a wise man who builthis
1Lev.vii.20.
4Ecclus.ix.16.
7Ecclus.xxv.9.
101 Cor.xv.83.
13Rom. ii.13.
2 1 Cor.xi.27.
5Ecclus.vi.16.
8 Ecclus.xxviii.24.
11Ecclus.iv.29.
14Matt.v.19.
3 Prov.xxiv.15.
6Ecclus.ix.13.
9Ps.xviii.25,26.
121 Cor.iv.20.