It is a persistent evil to persecute a man who belongs to the grace of God. It is a calamity without remedy to hate the happy. Cyprian More Quotes by Cyprian More Quotes From Cyprian And according as we say, "Our Father," because He is The Father of those who understand and believe; so also we call it "our Bread," because Christ is The Bread of those who are in union with His Body. And we ask that this Bread should be given to us daily, that we who are in Christ, and daily receive The Eucharist for the Food of Salvation, may not by the interposition of some heinous sin...be separated from Christ's Body. Cyprian body believe father Persevere in labors that lead to salvation. Always be busy in spiritual actions. In this way, no matter how often the enemy of our souls approaches, no matter how many times he may try to come near us, he'll find our hearts closed and armed against him. Cyprian soul spiritual heart The beard must not be plucked. Ye shall not deface the figure of your beard. Cyprian beard figures Baptism pertains to the Church alone. Cyprian sacraments baptism church Men imitate the gods whom they adore, and to such miserable beings their crimes become their religion. Cyprian miserable crime men Murder, considered a crime when people commit it singly, is transformed into a virtue when they do it en masse. Cyprian murder violence people Peter, in showing that the Church is one and that only those who are in the Church can be saved, said: "In the Ark of Noah certain persons, numbering only eight, were saved by water, which Baptism effects in like manner for you" (1 Peter 3:20). He proves and demonstrates that the solitary Ark of Noah was the figure of the One Church. If, at the time of this Baptism of the world anyone could have been saved without having been in the Ark of Noah, then he who is outside the Church could now be brought to life by Baptism. Cyprian eight baptism water Our prayers and fastings are of less avail, unless they are aided by almsgiving. Cyprian almsgiving fasting prayer If, in the case of the worst sinners and those who formerly sinned much against God, when afterwards they believe, the remission of their sins is granted and no one is held back from baptism and grace, how much more, then, should an infant not be held back, who, having but recently been born, has done no sin, except that, born of the flesh according to Adam, he has contracted the contagion of that old death from his first being born. For this very reason does he [an infant] approach more easily to receive the remission of sins: because the sins forgiven him are not his own but those of another Cyprian baptism grace believe Whereas there can be but one Baptism, they think they can Baptize; they have abandoned the fountain of life, yet promise the life and grace of the waters of salvation. It is not cleansing which men find there, but soiling; their sins are not washed away, but only added to. That being "born again" does not bring forth sons to God but to the Devil. Born of a lie, they cannot inherit the things which Truth has promised; begotten by the faithless, they are deprived of the grace of faith. Cyprian men lying son The wretched bodies of the condemned shall simmer and blaze in those living fires. Cyprian hell body fire As to what pertains to the case of infants: You [Fidus] said that they ought not to be baptized within the second or third day after their birth, that the old law of circumcision must be taken into consideration, and that you did not think that one should be baptized and sanctified within the eighth day after his birth. In our council it seemed to us far otherwise. No one agreed to the course which you thought should be taken. Rather, we all judge that the mercy and grace of God ought to be denied to no man born Cyprian taken men thinking Custom, though never so ancient, without truth, is but an old error. Cyprian ancient truth-is errors Since the baptismal rebirth takes place only with the one Bride of Christ, where could he be born who is not a son of the Church? Cyprian church son christ "If any man thirst, let him come and drink from the rivers of living water" (cf. John 7:38). Where shall he who thirsts come? To heretics where the fountain and river of water is in no way life-giving? Or to the Church, which is One? Cyprian cfs rivers men Knowing that there is one Baptism, we who hold the head and root of the One Church know for certain that to him who is outside the Church nothing is lawful. Cyprian baptism knowing roots The spouse of Christ cannot be defiled; she is uncorrupted and chaste. Cyprian chaste spouse christ None of us offers resistance when he is seized, or avenges himself for your unjust violence, although our people are numerous and plentiful...it is not lawful for us to hate, and so we please God more when we render no requital for injury...we repay your hatred with kindness. Cyprian hate kindness people
