Mindful of him, do ye by all means know that Jesus the Lord was truly born of Mary, being made of a woman ; and was as truly crucified. For, says he, " God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of the Lord Jesus." " And He really suffered, and died, and rose again. For says [Paul], " If Christ should become passible, and should be the first to rise again from the dead." '^ And again, " In that He died, He died unto sin once : but in that He liveth. He liveth unto God." '3 Otherwise, what advantage would there be in [becoming subject to] bonds, if Christ has not died ? what advantage in patience ? what advantage in [enduring] stripes? And why such facts as the following : Peter was cru- cified ; Paul and James were slain with the sword ; John was banished to Patmos ; Stephen was stoned to death by the Jews who killed the Lord? But, [ in tmth,] none of these sufferings were in vain ; for the Lord was really crucified by the ungodly.