124 THE TREATISES OF CYPRIAN. I be exalted,now ye shallsee,now ye shallunderstand,now ye shallbe confounded. Vain willbe the strengthof your spirit: the fireshallconsume you."1 Also in the 109th Psalm : " The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit Thou on my righthand, untilI make Thine enemies the footstoolof Thy feet. God willsend the rod of Thy power out of Sion, and Thou shaltrule in the midst of Thine enemies."2 Also in the Apocalypse: " And I turned and lookedto seethe voice which spake with me. And I saw sevengolden candlesticks, and in the midst of the candlesticksone likeunto the Son of man, clothedwith a long garment,3and He was girtabout the paps with a golden girdle. And His head and His hairs were white as wool or snow, and His eyesas a flameof fire, and His feet liketo finebrassfrom a furnaceof fire,and His voice likethe sound of many waters. And He had in His righthand seven stars; and out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword ; and His face shone as the sun in hismight. And when I saw Him, I fellat His feetas dead. And He laidHis righthand upon me, and said,Fear not ; I am the firstand the last,and He that livethand was dead ; and, lo,I am livingforevermore,4and I have the keys of death and of hell."5 Likewise in the Gospel,the Lord after His resurrectionsays to His disciples: " All power isgiven unto me in heaven and in earth. Go thereforeand teachall nations,baptizingthem inthename of the Father,and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, teachingthem to observe all thingswhatsoeverI have commanded you."' 27. That it is impossibleto attainto God the Father, exceptby His Son Jesus Christ. In the Gospel : " I am the way, and the truth,and the life: no one cometh to the Father but by me."7 Also in the same place: " I am the door: by me ifany man shallenter in, he shallbe saved."8 Also in the same place: " Many 1 Isa.xxxiii.10,11. 2 Ps.ex.1,2. 8 " Podere." 4One codexreadshere," livingintheassemblyofthesaints." * Rev.i.12-18. •Matt.xxviii.18-20. * Johnxiv.6. * Johnx.9.