14.  Though, therefore, Chief Priests and Pharisees through Pilate’s means sealed the tomb; yet the women beheld Him who was risen.  And Esaias knowing the feebleness of the Chief Priests, and the women’s strength of faith, says, Ye women, who come from beholding, come hither Isa. xxvii. 11:  The women shall come, and set them on fire.; for the people hath no understanding;—the Chief Priests want understanding, while women are eye-witnesses.  And when the soldiers came into the city to them, and told them all that had come to pass, they said to them, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole Him away while we slept Matt. xxviii. 13.?  Well therefore did Esaias foretell this also, as in their persons, But tell us, and relate to us another deceit Isa. xxx. 10..  He who rose again, is up, and for a gift of money they persuade the soldiers; but they persuade not the kings of our time.  The soldiers then surrendered the truth for silver; but the kings of this day have, in their piety, built this holy Church of the Resurrection of God our Saviour, inlaid with silver and wrought with gold, in which we are assembled Cf. Euseb. (Life of Const. III. 36.).; and embellished it with the treasures of silver and gold and precious stones.  And if this come to the governor’s ears, they say, we will persuade him Matt. xxxviii. 14..  Yea, though ye persuade the soldiers, yet ye will not persuade the world; for why, as Peter’s guards were condemned when he escaped out of the prison, were not they also who watched Jesus Christ condemned?  Upon the former, sentence was pronounced by Herod, for they were ignorant and had nothing to say for themselves; while the latter, who had seen the truth, and concealed it for money, were protected by the Chief Priests.  Nevertheless, though but a few of the Jews were persuaded at the time, the world became obedient.  They who hid the truth were themselves hidden; but they who received it were made manifest by the power of the Saviour, who not only rose from the dead, but also raised the dead with Himself.  And in the person of these the Prophet Osee says plainly, After two days will He revive us, and in the third day we shall rise again, and shall live in His sight Hos. vi. 2..