67. And why should I bring together what is
written elsewhere: “Thou shalt raise me up and I will
praise Thee.” Or that other passage in which holy Job,
after experiencing the miseries of this life, and overcoming all
adversity by his virtuous patience, promised himself a recompense for
present evils in the resurrection, saying: “Thou shalt
raise up this body of mine which has suffered many
evils.” Job xix. 26. Somewhat loosely from the
LXX. Isaiah
also, proclaiming the resurrection to the people, says that he is the
announcer of the Lord’s message, for we read thus:
“For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken, and they shall say in
that day.” Is. xxv. 8, 9. And what the
mouth
of the Lord
declared that the people should say is set forth later on, where it is
written: “Because of Thy fear, O Lord, we have been with
child and have brought forth the Spirit of Thy Salvation, which Thou
hast poured forth upon the earth. They that inhabit the earth
shall fall, they shall rise that are in the graves. For the dew
which is from Thee is health for them but the land of the wicked shall
perish. Go, O my people, and enter into thy chambers; hide
thyself for a little until the Lord’s wrath pass
by.” Is. xxvi. 18–21 [LXX.].