CHAP.  vii.  and  thirdly  of  the  Spirit.  543

to  hasten  the  execution  of  their  decree  against  him,  that  he
should  be  put  to  death.  For  they  said  among  themselves,  as
you  read  in  the  following  words,  Perceive  ye  how  ye  prevail
not] dug  ?  behold,  the  world  (that  is,  vast  multitudes)  is  gone
after  him*;  followed  him,  that  is,  as  their  King,  notwithstand-
ing all  that  had  been  done  to  disparage  him.  They  are  forced
here  to  speak  more  truth  than  they  were  aware  of,  that  it  was
in  vain  to  oppose  him  :  for  even  when  they  had  killed  him,
they  perceived  presently  that  they  prevailed  noticing,  but  found
this  literally  true,  that  indeed  the  world  went  after  him.  Men
of  all  nations,  and  not  the  Jews  only,  followed  him  zealously,
and  became  his  disciples,  notwithstanding  the  scandal  of  the
cross,  which  they  had  cast  in  their  way  to  discourage  them.
Of  which  there  immediately  follows,  in  this  story,  an  illustrious
presage:  for  some  Gentiles  desiring  to  see  our  Saviour  b,  there
came  a  voice  from  heaven,  upon  his  prayer  that  God  would
glorify  his  own  name,  saying,  I  have  both  glorified  it,  and  will
glorify  it  again0.  The  glory  of  God,  that  is,  had  appeared
lately  (as  I  have  explained  it  before)  in  the  raising  of  Lazarus,
which  had  drawn  many  of  the  Jews  to  him  ;  and  he  promises
shortly  to  make  it  appear  more  brightly  by  raising  up  Jesus
from  the  dead,  which  would  draw  also  many  such  Gentiles  as
these  to  believe  on  his  name.
