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1. To Donatus ΓΑ.D. 246J, ..... 12. To the Carthaginian clero froin the clero es Rome, about Cyprian's retirement ΓΛ.D. 250J, . . . . 143. To the presbytera and demons abissing at Rome A.D. 250J, . 174. To the presbytera and deacons os Carthage ΓΛ.D. 250J, . 185. To the samo ΓΛ.D. 250J, . . . . . 196. To Rogatianus the presbyter, and the other consessore Γ D. 250J, 237. To the clero, conceruing prayer in God A.D. 250J, . 278. To the martyra aud confessors fA.D. 250J, . . . 339. To the clero, concerning granting pince to the lapsed prematuresy, Mithout the privity of the Usbops DA.D. 250J, . 3710. To the martyra and consessore Who Mught that pince inouldbe granted to the lapsin ΓΛ.D. 250J, . . . 4011. To his pmple λ.D. 250J, . . . . . 4312. To the clero, concerning the lapsed and catechumens, that sisy s uid not be lest Mithout superintendenω ΓΑ.D.
13. To the clerin, concerning those Who vere in haste to receive Peace fA.D. 250J, ...... 4714. To the presiners and deacons amembled at Rome A.D. 250J, 48 15. To Moysis and Maximus, and the rest of the confessore ΓΛ.D.
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21. Lucian to Celerinus sA.D. 250J, . . . . 22. To the clero at Rome, concerning the confessors, and tho forWaroneas ot Lucian, and the modesty of Celerinus f D.
23. To the clero, on ine lettera sent to Romo; and about ino pianiment of Saturus as reader and Optatus M sub-
24. To Moyses and Maximus, and the reat of the confessors f D. 250J, 25. Moyses, Maximus, Nicostratus, and the other confessors, inreply s D. 250J, . . . . . .
26. Cyprian to the lapsed Γ D. 250J, . . . . 27. To the presbytera and deaco A.D. 250J, 28. To the presbytera and deacons abissing at Rome .D. 250J, . m. The presbytera and deacons abiding at Rome to Cyprian D.
31. To tho Carthaginian clerin, about the lettera gent to Romeand received thenoe ,.D. 250J, . . . . 32. To the cierin and peopte a ut the ordination of Aurelius M
a reader fA.D. 250J, . . . . .
33. To the fame a ut the ordination os Celerinua M a mader .D. 250J, M. To the fame about tho ordination os Numidic presbyter A.D. 250J, 35. the clero, concerning the case of tho p r and strangere A.D. 250 or 251J, 36. To the clergy, bidding them inoW eVery hintaeas to tho confessore in prison A.D. 250 or 2513, 37. To Caldonius, Herculanus, and othera, a ut the excommunication os Felicissimus .D. 250J, . . . . 38. caldonius, Herculanus, and othera on the Excommunicationos Felicissimus With his pmple ΓΑ.D. 251J, 39. To the people, concerning sive schismatic presbyters of the faetion os Felicissimus D. 251J, . . . . 40. To Cornelius on his retusal to receive Novatim'a ordination A.D. 2b1J, 41. To Cornelius about Cyprian'a approVH of his ordination, and concerning Felicissim A.D. 251J, 42. To the fame on his having sent lettera to the confessore Whom Novatian hin seduced fA.D. 251J, . . . . 43. To the Roman confemora, Mong thela retum to unity fA.D. 251J, M. To Cornelius, concerning Polyca the Adrumetine DA D. 251J, 45. Cornelius to Cyprian on the retum es the confessore to uniusA.D. 261J,
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46. Cyprian to Cornelius, congratulating him in tho retum es t conte ora hom achim fA.D. 251J, . . . 12447. Cornelius to Cyprian, concerning the faction os Novatiun viis his par D. 251J, ..... 12548. Cypriati's a mer in Cornelius concerning the erimea es Novat
49. Maximus and the other confessore to Cyprian a ut inela re- turn hom schism fA.D. 251J, .... 13050. Cyprian to tho confessore, congratulating them on inela re- turn from achiam sA.D. 252J, .... 13051. To Antonianua a ut Cornelius and Novatiun fA.D. 252J, . 13362. To Forinnama and his other collingues, concerning those had Men overcome by tortur A.D. 252J, . . 16253. To Cornelius, concerning granting Mace to the lapsod ΓΑ.D.
54. To Cornelius, concerning Fortunatus and Feliciacimus, oraminat the heretica λ.D. 252J, . . . . 15955. To the people of Thibaris, exhorting to martyrdom A D. 2524, 18056. To Cornelius in exile, concerning his consession fA.D. 252J, . 18957. To Luciua, blahop of Rome, returned iram banishment f D.
59. To the Numidian blinopa on the redemption es their MethronDom captivity among the barbarians sA. D. 253J, . . 199 60. Euchrativa about an actor sprob ly A.D. 249J, . . 20261. To Pomponius, concerning some virgins lambably A.D. 249J, 20462. TO Caecilius on the sacrament of the cup os the Loes s D. 253J, 20863. To Epictetus and the congregation at Maurae, concerning F tunatianus, formerly their bishop D. 253J, . . 22164. To Rogatianua, concerning the deamn Who contended againatino bishop fA.D. 249 or A. D. 253J, . . . 22565. To the cierin and p ple at Fumi, about Victor, Who had made the presbyter Fauatinus a mardian DA.D. 24sJ, . 22866. To Popo Stephanua, concerning Narcion es Artes, hadjoinod himself to Novatian .D. 254J, . . . 23167. To the cierin and peopte abissing in Spata, concerning Basilides and Martial ΓΛ.D. 254J, .... 23568. To Florentius Pupianus, on calumniatore ΓΑ.D. 254J, . 24369. To Januari and other Numidian histopa on baptiging here-ties ΓΑ.D. 25bJ, ...... 25070. To Quintus, concerning the baptism of heretica λ.D. 255J, . 25371. To Pope Stephen, concerning a comesi DA.D. 255J, . . 25672. To Jubaianus, concerning the baptism os heretica sΑ.D. 256J,' 26073. To Pompey, against the episse of Stephen a ut the baptismol heretica sA.D. 2564, . . . . . 276
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74. Flamilian, biinop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, to Cyprian, againstine letter of Stephen sA.D. 256J, .... 28575. To Magnus on baptizing the Novatians, and those Who obtain grace on a sich-bed ΓΑ.D. 255J, .... 30276. Curian to Nemesianus, and oster martyra in the minea DA.D. 267J, 31577. Reply of Nemesianus and othera in Cyprian A.D. 257J, . 32178. Reply of Lucius and the rest to the fame ΓΑ.D. 257J, . 32379. Reply of Felix and the reat of the martyra to the fame fA.D.
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presbyter Caecilius, which led in his conversionΛ.D. 246. That he was bom os respectabie parentam, and highly educated sor the profession os a rhetorician, is est thalcan said With any degrae os certain . At his baptism hoassumed the name os his friend Caecilius, and devoted himself, with ait the energies of an ardent and vigorous mind, toine study and practice of Christiani . His ordination and his elevation to the episcopate rapidlytollowed his conversion. With somo resistance On his o npari, and not Without great objections on the part of older presbyters, Who saW themselves superseded by his promotion, the popular urgen constrained him in accepi the office of
have a very considerabis historical interest and value, asillustrating tho sociat and religious seelings and usages stat then prevalled among the members of the Christian communi . Nothing can enable us more vividly to realigo thointense convictions-the high-strained enthusiasm- hichformed the common levet of the Christian experience, thando the indignation mitti Whicli the prelate denounces tho evasions of those Who dared not confess, the lapses of thoso who inrank hom martyrdom. Living in the atmosphere os persecution, and osten in the immediate presence of a linge Diqj1jgod by Socrate
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INTRODUCTOR F NOTI .ing death, the professors of Christiantu mere nerved up to amondersul contempt of suffering and of Worldly enjοyment,
and saW every event that occurred amund them in the gloWof their excitod imagination; so that many circumstances
mere sincerely belleved and honestly recordia, Whicli mill notbe for a moment received as true by the calm and critical reader. The account given by Cyprian in his treatiso onthe Lapsed may serve as an illustration, p. 368, vol. i. of this Dean Μilman observes: In What a hio Wrought state
os enthusiasm must men have been, Who could relate and belleus such statements as miraculous i
Belare being advanced in the episcopate, Cyprian hinwritten his Epistis to Donatus shortly after his baptism .D. 246J; his treatise, or fragment of a treatise, on the Vanity of Idols; and his threo books of Testimontes against the Jews. In the following translation the order of Μigno has been adopted, Whicli places the letter to Donatus, as seemamost naturat, first among the Episties, insisad os missi tho
Tho breahing ont of the Decian persecution, A.D. 250,
induced Cyprian to retire into conceiament for a time; and his retreat gine occasion to a sharp attach upon his conduci,
in a letter from tho Roman to the Carthaginian clero Epistis ii. . During this year he Wrote many letters homhis place of concealment to the clero and othera at Romo and at Carthage, controlling, Warning, directing, and e horting, and in every Way maintaining his episcopal supe intendenco in his absence, in ali mattera connected with thomelibeing of the church. Tho first 39 of tho Episties, excepting the one to Donatus, Were probably Written during the period of Cyprian's retir ment. He appears to have returned to his public duties early in Juno 251. Then follo many letters belween himself and Cornelius biinop of Rome, and othera, on subjecis connected mitti the schisms of Novalian, Novatus, and Felicissimus, and with the condition of those Who had been perverted by them. The question proposed in Epistie 52 was soluod in
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tho Conned that was held in ΜV 252 ; and the referance tothat anticipaled decision limila tho date of the letter to about April in the fame year. In the 53d Epistie, Cyprian is allud-ing to the impending persecution os Gallus, under WhichCornelius mas banished in July 252. The 56th Epistio was
a letter of congratulation to Cornelius on his banishment; and there re it must have been written besore September
nelius. Lucius, his successor, Was also banished, and was
congratulated on his retum by Cyprian in Epistis 57, whlehtheresore must have been written about the end of November
There Mems nothing to suggest the date of Episties 60 and 61, except tho probability that they Were Written during a time of peace; and for this reason they are reserred to thobeonning of Cyprian's episcopate, besore the ovibreah of tho Decian persecution, A.D. 249. It is usual to assim Epistio 64 to the fame year, or at least to a very early period of Cyprian's ossiciat liso; but it seems scarcely lihely that his episcopat counsel should have been sought by a brotherbishop in a matter of practice, uniit he had had some experiuence ; and as it Was probably written at a time of peace, whon disciplino had hecome relaxed, the date 253 seems pr forabie. The 68th Epistio is eastly dated by the reserenco at pay 246 to an episcopale of six years' duration; and it must there ore have been written in A.D. 254. On the 14th Soptember, Cyprian was banished to Curubis by the Emperor Valerian. From his place of exile he wroto Epistio 76, whicli mas replied to in Episties 77, 78, and 79. Doubis amontortained as to the date os Epistio 80, whethor it should bo ferred in A.D. 250 or 257. Ρamelius profors the lalterdat , on the ground that the Rogatianus to whom it is i
scribod was one ullo furvived the Decian persecution, and ayounger man than the one Who, as he supposes, was declaredio havo suffered martyrdom at the date of this Epistie, p. 328. This, hoWeVer, seems Very unsatisfactory; and the weight os authori is in savour of the earlier date. The remaining
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INTRODUCTOR F NON . Episties are eastly limited by their contenta to the period immediately preceding Cyprian's martyrdom. For the salie of uniformi , it has been thought Woli toadhere to the arrangement of Migne, in the order of tho Epistios as weli as in their divisiona. For the convenienco os reserence, hoWever, the number οξ each Epistis in thooxsord edition is appendia in a note. For a Similar reason, the generat form of Migne s texi has been used in the sollo ing translation; but the use of other texis and of pr ceding translations has not been rejected in the endeavourto approximate in the sense of the author. Moreover, such Various readings as might suggest different stiades of meauingin doubisul passages have been given. Tho Translator has Only to add, that, as a rute, an eXactrendering has been sought aster, somelimes in preference toa version in fluent Englisti. But, excepi in cases Where thocorruption or obscurity of the texi seems insurmount te,
tho mean ing of the writer is belleved in be giveii fairly and intelligibb. The style of Cyprian, lihe that of his mastor
Tertullian, is marhed much more is vehemence than perspicui , and it is osten no easy matter to give exact expression in another language to the idea contained in the original