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13. Example of Our Lord.
When they see these things, or rather even hear
of them, for see they do not, will they not desire, as it is written,
to become ‘fuel of fire1441
,’ because
their counsels and their words are contrary to what the Lord both did
and taught? Also when John was martyred, and his disciples buried his
body, ‘when Jesus heard of it, He departed thence by ship into a
desert place apart1442
.’ Thus the
Lord acted, and thus He taught. Would that these men were even now
ashamed of their conduct, and confined their rashness to man, nor
proceeded to such extreme madness as even to charge our Saviour with
cowardice! for it is against Him that they now utter their blasphemies.
But no one will endure such madness; nay it will be seen that they do
not understand the Gospels. The cause must be a reasonable and just
one, which the Evangelists represent as weighing with our Saviour to
withdraw and to flee; and we ought therefore to assign the same for the
conduct of all the Saints. (For whatever is written concerning our
Saviour in His human nature, ought to be considered as applying to the
whole race of mankind1443
; because He took
our body, and exhibited in Himself human infirmity.) Now of this cause
John has written thus, ‘They sought to take Him: but no man laid
hands on Him, because His hour was not yet come1444
.’ And before it came, He Himself said
to His Mother, ‘Mine hour is not yet come1445
:’ and to them who were called His
brethren, ‘My time is not yet come1446
.’ And again, when His time was come,
He said to the disciples, ‘Sleep on now, and take your rest: for
behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the
hands of sinners1447
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