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Cyprian - Against the Jews - Book II

That He was not to be overcome of death, nor should remain in Hades.

24. That He was not to be overcome of death, nor should remain in Hades.

In the twenty-ninth Psalm: "O Lord, Thou hast brought back my soul from hell." [4089] Also in the fifteenth Psalm: "Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt Thou suffer Thine Holy One to see corruption." [4090] Also in the third Psalm: "I laid me down and slept, and rose up again, because the Lord helped me." [4091] Also according to John: "No man taketh away my life from me; but I lay it down of myself. I have the power of laying it down, and I have the power of taking it again. For this commandment I have received from my Father." [4092]