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Treatises joined with Cypkian's Works. A. D. 250. 55
doctrine, unless confirmed by the inspiration of proj)hets or
apostles. Mr. Marshall, in his notes upon St. Cyprian, has
divers useful remarks i' upon the citations of the apocryphal
scriptures found in our author.
XIII. We have now seen in St. Cyprian a large canon of
scripture ; all the books of the New Testament commonly
received by christians at this present time, except the epistle
to Philemon, (which may have been omitted for no other
reason but that he iiad no particular occasion to quote it,)
and the epistle to the Hebrews, and the epistle of St. James,
and the second epistle of St. Peter, and the epistle of St.
Jude. There is no particular citation of the third epistle of
St. John ; but, considering- its shortness, and that the other
tM'o epistles of that apostle are expressly mentioned, there
seems not to be any good reason for supposing* it to have
been rejected by this Avriter, or unknown to him. Excepting-
these few, all the other books of the New Testament
have an ample testimony g-iven them in the works of St. Cyprian
; and they appear to have been esteemed inspired books,
and writings of authority, the rule of faith and practice to
all christian people. Nor is there in this eminent and celebrated
African bishop of the third century one quotation of
any christian spurious, or apocryphal scriptures.
CHAP. XLV.
WRITINGS ASCRIBED TO ST. CYPRIAN, OR JOINED
WITH HIS WORKS.
I. Pontius. II. An anonymmis author concerning shows.
HI. Anonymous author concerning discipline and the benefit
of chastit if. IV. Anonymous author of the praise of
martyrdom. V. Anonymous author against the Novatian
heretic. VI. Anonymous author concerning rehaptizing ;
or, of the baptism oj' heretics. VH. Anonymou