110 THE TREATISES OF CYPRIAN. Also in Isaiah: " And a rod shallgo forth of the rootof Jesse,and a flowershallgo up from hisroot; and the Spirit of the Lord shallrestupon Him, the spiritof wisdom and of understanding,the spiritof counsel and might,the spirit of knowledge and piety; and the spiritof the fear of the Lord shallfillHim."1 Also in the 131st Psalm: "God hath sworn the truth unto David himself,and He has not repudiatedit; of the fruitof thy bellywillI set upon my throne."1 Also in the Gospel according to Luke : " And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary. For thou hast found favourbeforeGod. Behold,thou shaltconceive,and shaltbring fortha son,and shaltcallHis name Jesus. The same shallbe great,and He shallbe calledthe Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shallgiveHim thethroneof His fatherDavid, and He shallreignover the house of Jacob for ever,and of His kingdom thereshallbe no end."1 Also in the Apocalypse : " And I saw in the righthand of God, who sateon the throne,a book writtenwithin,and on the back sealedwith seven seals; and I saw a strongangelproclaiming with a loud voice,Who isworthy to receivethe book,and to open itsseals? Nor was thereany one eitherin heaven or upon the earth,or under the earth,who was ableto open the book,nor even to look into it. And I wept much because nobody was found worthy to open the book,nor to look into it. And one of the elderssaidunto me, Weep not ; behold, the Lion of the tribeof Judah, the Root of David, hath pre vailedto open the book,and to looseitsseven seals."4 12. That Christshouldbe born in Bethlehem. In Micah : u And thou,Bethlehem, house of Ephrata, art not little,thatthou shouldstbe appointedamong the thou sands of Judah. Out of thee shallHe come forthto me, thatHe may be a princein Israel,and His goingsforthfrom the beginningfrom the days of old."5 Also in the Gospel : " And when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judah, in the days of Herod the king,behold,magi came from the eastto 1las.xi.1-3. sPs.cxxxii.11. * Lukei.80-33. * Rev.v.1-5. . 8Mio.v.2.