the  creature,  whence  He  made  bread  when  He  satisfied  so  many
thousands  ;  for  five  loaves  were  not  in  themselves  sufficient  to
satisfy  five  thousand  men,  nor  even  to  fill  twelve  baskets,
but  the  omnipotence  of  the  Lord  was,  as  it  were,  a  fountain  of
bread ;  so  likewise  He  might,  on  the  water  being  poured  out,
have  poured  in  wine :  but  had  He  done  this,  He  would  appear
to  have  rejected  the  Old  Scriptures.  When,  however,  He
turns  the  water  itself  into  wine,  He  shows  us  that  the  Old
Scripture  also  is  from  Himself,  for  at  His  own  command  were
the  water-pots  filled.  It  is  from  the  Lord,  indeed,  that  the
Old  Scripture  also  is ;  but  it  has  no  taste  unless  Christ  is
understood  therein.
