3. That the Saviour then was buried, ye have
heard distinctly in the preceding discourse, as Isaiah saith, His
burial shall be in peace Is. lvii. 2: He entereth into
peace (R.V.).: for in His
burial He made peace between heaven and earth, bringing sinners unto
God: and, that the righteous is taken out of the way of
unrighteousness Is. lvii. 1: that the righteous is
taken away from the evil to come (R.V.).: and, His
burial shall be in peace: and, I will give the wicked for
His burial Is. liii. 9: they made His grave with
the wicked (R.V.).. There is
also the prophecy of Jacob saying in the Scriptures, He lay down and
couched as a lion, and as a lion’s whelp: who shall
rouse Him up Gen. xlix. 9.? And the
similar passage in Numbers, He couched, He lay down as a lion, and as a
lion’s whelp Num. xxiv. 9.. The Psalm
also ye have often heard, which says, And Thou hast brought me down
into the dust of death Ps. xxii. 15.. Moreover we
took note of the spot, when we quoted the words, Look unto the rock,
which ye have hewn ἐπεσημειωσάμεθα,
“noted for ourselves;” Middle Voice. Is. li. 1: quoted in Cat. xiii. 35.. But now let
the testimonies concerning His resurrection itself go with us on our
way.