4.  Jesus then really suffered for all men; for the Cross was no illusion δόκησις.  Cf. Ignat. Smyrn. § 2:  “He suffered truly, as also He raised Himself truly:  not as certain unbelievers say, that He suffered in semblance (τὸ δοκεῖν αὐτὸν πεπονθέναι).”  See § 37, below., otherwise our redemption is an illusion also.  His death was not a mere show φαντασιώδης.  Athanas. c. Apollinar. § 3:  “Supposing the exhibition and the endurance of the Passion to be a mere show (φαντασίαν).”, for then is our salvation also fabulous.  If His death was but a show, they were true who said, We remember that that deceiver said, while He was yet alive, After three days I rise again Matt. xxvii. 63..  His Passion then was real:  for He was really crucified, and we are not ashamed thereat; He was crucified, and we deny it not, nay, I rather glory to speak of it.  For though I should now deny it, here is Golgotha to confute me, near which we are now assembled; the wood of the Cross confutes me, which was afterwards distributed piecemeal from hence to all the world Cf. iv. 10; x. 19..  I confess the Cross, because I know of the Resurrection; for if, after being crucified, He had remained as He was, I had not perchance confessed it, for I might have concealed both it and my Master; but now that the Resurrection has followed the Cross, I am not ashamed to declare it.