Cyprian of Carthage, Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.38: That the believer ought not to be punished for other offences, except for the name he bears

37. That the believer ought not to be punished for other offences, except for the name he bears.

In the Epistle of Peter to them of Pontus: “Nor let any of you suffer as a thief, or a murderer, or as an evil-doer, or as a minder of other people’s business, but as a Christian.”