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The Discourse on the Holy Theophany

Hippolytus

Section 5

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Author: Hippolytus

5. And what saith the Lord to him? “

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Suffer

it

to

be

so

now

,

for

thus

it

becometh

us

to

fulfil

all

righteousness

.

”

“

Suffer

it

to

be

so

now

,

”

John

;

thou

art

not

wiser

than

I

.

Thou

seest

as

man

;

I

foreknow

as

God

.

It

becomes

me

to

do

this

first

,

and

thus

to

teach

.

I

engage

in

nothing

unbecoming

,

for

I

am

invested

with

honour

.

Dost

thou

marvel

,

O

John

,

that

I

am

not

come

in

my

dignity

?

The

purple

robe

of

kings

suits

not

one

in

private

station

,

but

military

splendour

suits

a

king

:

am

I

come

to

a

prince

,

and

not

to

a

friend

?

“

Suffer

it

to

be

so

now

for

thus

it

becometh

us

to

fulfil

all

righteousness

:

”

I

am

the

Fulfiller

of

the

law

;

I

seek

to

leave

nothing

wanting

to

its

whole

fulfilment

,

that

so

after

me

Paul

may

exclaim

,

“

Christ

is

the

fulfilling

of

the

law

for

righteousness

to

every

one

that

believeth

.

”

“

Suffer

it

to

be

so

now

,

for

thus

it

becometh

us

to

fulfil

all

righteousness

.

”

Baptize

me

,

John

,

in

order

that

no

one

may

despise

baptism

.

I

am

baptized

by

thee

,

the

servant

,

that

no

one

among

kings

or

dignitaries

may

scorn

to

be

baptized

by

the

hand

of

a

poor

priest

.

Suffer

me

to

go

down

into

the

Jordan

,

in

order

that

they

may

hear

my

Father’s

testimony

,

and

recognise

the

power

of

the

Son

.

“

Suffer

it

to

be

so

now

,

for

thus

it

becometh

us

to

fulfil

all

righteousness

.

”

Then

at

length

John

suffers

Him

.

“

And

Jesus

,

when

He

was

baptized

,

went

up

straightway

out

of

the

water

:

and

the

heavens

were

opened

unto

Him

;

and

,

lo

,

the

Spirit

of

God

descended

like

a

dove

,

and

rested

upon

Him

.

And

a

voice

(

came

)

from

heaven

,

saying

,

This

is

my

beloved

Son

,

in

whom

I

am

well

pleased

.

”

Notes

30
Matt. iii. 15.
31
Rom. x. 4.
32
Matt. iii. 16, 17.