96 THE TREATISES OF CYPRIAN. serveme shallrejoice,but ye shallbe confounded; the Lord shallslayyou. But to thosewho serveme a new name shall be named, which shallbe blessedin the earth."1 Also in the same place: " Therefore shallHe liftup an ensignto the nationswhich are afaroff,and He willdraw them from theend oftheearth; and,behold,theyshallcome swiftlywith lightness;they shallnot hunger nor thirst."2Also in the same place: " Behold, therefore,the Ruler, the Lord of Sabaoth,shalltakeaway from Judah and from Jerusalem the healthyman and the strongman, the strengthof bread and the strengthof water."' Likewise inthe thirty-thirdPsalm : " O tasteand seehow sweetisthe Lord. Blessedisthe man thathopeth in Him. Fear the Lord God, allye His saints: forthereisno want to them thatfearHim. Rich men have wanted and have hungered; but they who seek the Lord shallneverwant any good thing."4 Moreover,in the Gospel accordingto John, the Lord says: " I am the bread of life: he thatcometh to me shallnot hunger, and he thattrusteth. in me shallnever thirst."5Likewise He saithin thatplace: " If any one thirst,let him come and drink. He that believethon me, as the Scripturesaith,out of hisbellyshall flow riversof livingwater."6 Moreover, He says in the same place: " Except ye eat the fleshof the Son of man, and drinkHis blood,ye shallhave no lifein you."r 23. That the Gentilesratherthan the Jews attainto the kingdom of heaven. In the Gospel the Lord says: " Many shallcome from the eastand from the west, and shallliedown with Abraham, and Isaac,and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven ; but the childrenof the kingdom shallgo out intoouterdarkness: thereshallbe weeping and gnashing of teeth."8 24. That by thisalone the Jews can receivepardon of theirsins,iftheywash away thebloodof Christslain, 1 Isa.lxv.13-15. 8 Isa.v.26,27. 8 Isa.iii.1,2. * Ps.xxxiv.8-10. «Johnvi.35. 6Johnvii.37,38. 'Johnvi.53. • Matt.viii.11,12.