Notes, Critical and Explanatory, on the Holy Scriptures

Through the infirmity of the assumed nature. " He bore such things as pre- sented the appearance of weakness, thereby manifesting His power, since although He avenged not Himself, and repulsed not His assailants. He was not efifectually injured by them. The cross did not destroy life so as to impede His resurrection, since He arose and He lives." Idem.

The Father is specially so styled, who is even named in the text used by St. Chrysostom, but the- Son and the Holy Spirit are necessarily included in the term. The order in which they are here mentioned differs from the relations of the Divine Persons. Probably Christ is here considered in his character of Redeemer, God as the Triune Deity, and the communication of the Holy Ghost as His special gift.