Cyprian of Carthage, Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 5 (Roberts and Donaldson, 1886), public domain.
Passages · 14
- Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 1 — Heads of the Following Book. 1. Therefore, in exhorting and preparing our brethren, and in arming them with firmness of virtue and faith for the heralding forth of the confession of the Lord, and for the battle of…vatican.va
- Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 2 — That idols are not gods, and that the elements are not to be worshipped in the place of gods. On the Exhortation to Martyrdom. 1. That idols are not gods, and that the elements are not to be worshipped in the place…vatican.va
- Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 3 — That God alone must be worshipped. “As it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.” Also in Exodus: “Thou shalt have none other gods beside me.” Also in Deuteronomy: “See ye,…vatican.va
- Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 4 — What is God's threatening against those who sacrifice to idols?. In Exodus: “He that sacrificeth unto any gods but the Lord only, shall be rooted out.” Also in Deuteronomy: “They sacrificed unto demons, and not to…vatican.va
- Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 5 — That God does not easily pardon idolaters. Moses in Exodus prays for the people, and does not obtain his prayer, saying: “I pray, O Lord, this people hath sinned a great sin. They have made them gods of gold. And…vatican.va
- Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 6 — That God is so angry against idolatry, that He has even enjoined those to be slain who persuade others to sacrifice and serve idols. 5. That God is so angry against idolatry, that He has even enjoined those to be…vatican.va
- Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 7 — That, being redeemed and quickened by the blood of Christ, we ought to prefer nothing to Christ. 6. That, being redeemed and quickened by the blood of Christ, we ought to prefer nothing to Christ. In the Gospel the…vatican.va
- Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 8 — 7. That those who are snatched from the jaws of the devil, and delivered from the snares of this world, ought not again to return to the world, lest they should lose the advantage of their withdrawal therefrom. In…vatican.va
- Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 9 — 8. That we must press on and persevere in faith and virtue, and in completion of heavenly and spiritual grace, that we may attain to the palm and the crown. In the book of Chronicles: “The Lord is with you so long as…vatican.va
- Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 10 — That afflictions and persecutions arise for the sake of our being proved. In Deuteronomy, “The Lord your God proveth you, that He may know if ye love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and…vatican.va
- Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 11 — That injuries and penalties of persecutions are not to be feared by us, because greater is the Lord to protect than the devil to assault. 10. That injuries and penalties of persecutions are not to be feared by us,…vatican.va
- Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 12 — 11. That it was before predicted that the world would hold us in abhorrence, and that it would stir up persecutions against us, and that no new thing is happening to the Christians, since from the beginning of the…vatican.va
- Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 13 — What hope and reward remains for the righteous and for martyrs after the conflicts and sufferings of this present time. 12. What hope and reward remains for the righteous and for martyrs after the conflicts and…vatican.va
- Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 14 — That we receive more as the reward of our suffering than what we endure here in the suffering itself. 13. That we receive more as the reward of our suffering than what we endure here in the suffering itself, The…vatican.va
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Exodus 1:12 · Exodus 6:11 · Exodus 6:12 · Exodus 14:11 · Exodus 14:12 · Exodus 14:13 · Exodus 14:14 · Exodus 17:11 · Exodus 17:12 · Exodus 17:13 · Exodus 17:14 · Exodus 20:3 · Exodus 20:4 · Exodus 22:20 · Exodus 32:31 · Exodus 32:32 · Exodus 32:33 · Deuteronomy 6:13 · Deuteronomy 10:20 · Deuteronomy 13:3 · Deuteronomy 13:6 · Deuteronomy 13:7 · Deuteronomy 13:8 · Deuteronomy 13:9 · Deuteronomy 13:10 · Deuteronomy 13:12 · Deuteronomy 13:13 · Deuteronomy 13:14 · Deuteronomy 13:15 · Deuteronomy 13:16 · Deuteronomy 13:17 · Deuteronomy 13:18 · Deuteronomy 32:17 · Deuteronomy 32:39 · Deuteronomy 33:9 · 1 Samuel 2:25 · 2 Chronicles 15:2 · Tobit 13:6 · 2 Maccabees 6:30 · 2 Maccabees 7:9 · 2 Maccabees 7:14 · 2 Maccabees 7:16 · 2 Maccabees 7:18 · 2 Maccabees 7:27 · Job 31:27 · Psalm 20:7 · Psalm 20:8 · Psalm 27:3 · Psalm 27:4 · Psalm 115:4 · Psalm 115:5 · Psalm 115:6 · Psalm 115:7 · Psalm 115:8 · Psalm 116:15 · Psalm 118:6 · Psalm 119:1 · Psalm 119:2 · Psalm 126:5 · Psalm 126:6 · Psalm 135:15 · Psalm 135:16 · Psalm 135:17 · Psalm 135:18 · Wisdom 3:4 · Wisdom 3:5 · Wisdom 3:6 · Wisdom 3:7 · Wisdom 3:8 · Wisdom 13:1 · Wisdom 13:2 · Wisdom 13:3 · Wisdom 13:4 · Wisdom 15:15 · Wisdom 15:16 · Wisdom 15:17 · Sirach 27:5 · Isaiah 2:8 · Isaiah 2:9 · Isaiah 43:1 · Isaiah 43:2 · Isaiah 43:3 · Isaiah 57:6 · Jeremiah 7:6 · Jeremiah 7:16 · Ezekiel 14:12 · Ezekiel 14:13 · Ezekiel 14:14 · Ezekiel 33:12 · Daniel 3:16 · Daniel 3:17 · Daniel 3:18 · Matthew 5:10 · Matthew 10:19 · Matthew 10:20 · Matthew 10:22 · Matthew 10:28 · Matthew 10:32 · Matthew 10:33 · Matthew 10:37 · Matthew 10:38 · Matthew 22:37 · Matthew 22:38 · Matthew 22:39 · Matthew 22:40 · Matthew 23:9 · Matthew 24:4 · Matthew 24:5 · Matthew 24:6 · Matthew 24:7 · Matthew 24:8 · Matthew 24:9 · Matthew 24:10 · Matthew 24:11 · Matthew 24:12 · Matthew 24:13 · Matthew 24:14 · Matthew 24:15 · Matthew 24:16 · Matthew 24:17 · Matthew 24:18 · Matthew 24:19 · Matthew 24:20 · Matthew 24:21 · Matthew 24:22 · Matthew 24:23 · Matthew 24:24 · Matthew 24:25 · Matthew 24:26 · Matthew 24:27 · Matthew 24:28 · Matthew 24:29 · Matthew 24:30 · Matthew 24:31 · Mark 12:29 · Mark 12:30 · Mark 12:31 · Luke 6:22 · Luke 6:23 · Luke 9:24 · Luke 9:62 · Luke 12:35 · Luke 12:36 · Luke 12:37 · Luke 14:33 · Luke 17:31 · Luke 17:32 · Luke 18:29 · Luke 18:30 · Luke 21:14 · Luke 21:15 · John 8:31 · John 8:32 · John 12:25 · John 15:18 · John 15:19 · John 15:20 · John 16:2 · John 16:3 · John 16:4 · and 49 more