6.  And wouldest thou be persuaded that He came to His passion willingly? others, who foreknow it not, die unwillingly; but He spoke before of His passion:  Behold, the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified Ib. xxvi. 2..  But knowest thou wherefore this Friend of man shunned not death?  It was lest the whole world should perish in its sins.  Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be betrayed, and shall be crucified Ib. xx. 18.; and again, He stedfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem Luke ix. 5..  And wouldest thou know certainly, that the Cross is a glory to Jesus?  Hear His own words, not mine.  Judas had become ungrateful to the Master of the house, and was about to betray Him.  Having but just now gone forth from the table, and drunk His cup of blessing, in return for that drought of salvation he sought to shed righteous blood.  He who did eat of His bread, was lifting up his heel against Him Ps. xli. 9.; his hands were but lately receiving the blessed gifts “τὰς εὐλογίας.  The word has this meaning in Chrysostom and Cyril of Alexandria also; afterwards it came to signify consecrated bread, distinct from that of the Eucharist.  Vid. Bingham, Antiq. xv. 4, § 3.”  (R.W.C.) The custom of sending the bread of the Eucharist was forbidden in the latter part of the 4th century by the Synod of Laodicea, Canon 14:  “At Easter the Host shall no more be sent into foreign dioceses as eulogiae.”  Bp. Hefele (Councils II. p. 308) says—“It was a custom in the ancient Church, not indeed to consecrate, but to bless those of the several breads of the same form laid on the altar which were not needed for the Communion, and to employ them partly for the maintenance of the Clergy, and partly for distributing them to those of the faithful who did not communicate at the Mass.”  See Eusebius (Hist. Eccles. V. 24), with the note thereon in this Series., and presently for the wages of betrayal he was plotting His death.  And being reproved, and having heard that word, Thou hast said Matt. xxvi. 25., he again went out:  then said Jesus, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified John xii. 23..  Seest thou how He knew the Cross to be His proper glory?  What then, is Esaias not ashamed of being sawn asunder See Cat. ii. 14, note 4., and shall Christ be ashamed of dying for the world?  Now is the Son of man glorified John xiii. 31..  Not that He was without glory before:  for He was glorified with the glory which was before the foundation of the world Ib. xvii. 5..  He was ever glorified as God; but now He was to be glorified in wearing the Crown of His patience.  He gave not up His life by compulsion, nor was He put to death by murderous violence, but of His own accord.  Hear what He says:  I have power to lay down My life, and I have power to take it again Ib. x. 18.:  I yield it of My own choice to My enemies; for unless I chose, this could not be.  He came therefore of His own set purpose to His passion, rejoicing in His noble deed, smiling at the crown, cheered by the salvation of mankind; not ashamed of the Cross, for it was to save the world.  For it was no common man who suffered, but God in man’s nature, striving for the prize of His patience.