"The Lord withdraws when He is denied, and……" — Cyprian
"The Lord withdraws when He is denied, and what is taken by the undeserving does not avail them unto salvation, since the saving grace is turned into ashes and holiness departs."
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27 Quotes by Cyprian
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This supernatural bread and this consecrated chalice are for the health and salvation of mankind.
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As to what pertains to the case of infants: You [Fidus] said that they ought not to be baptized within…
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If, in the case of the worst sinners and those who formerly sinned much against God, when afterwards they believe,…
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In proportion to the size of the vessel of faith, brought by us to the Lord, is the measure we…
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And according as we say, "Our Father," because He is The Father of those who understand and believe; so also…
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Murder, considered a crime when people commit it singly, is transformed into a virtue when they do it en masse.
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None of us offers resistance when he is seized, or avenges himself for your unjust violence, although our people are…
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But later, by the help of the water of new birth, the stain of former years was washed away, and…
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Baptism pertains to the Church alone.
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Peter, in showing that the Church is one and that only those who are in the Church can be saved,…
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"If any man thirst, let him come and drink from the rivers of living water" (cf. John 7:38). Where shall…
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Since the baptismal rebirth takes place only with the one Bride of Christ, where could he be born who is…
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