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Oration on the Palms

Methodius of Olympus

Section 7

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Author: Methodius of Olympus

VII. Let us look also at what follows. What says

the

most

divine

evangelist

?

When

the

Lord

had

entered

into

the

temple

,

the

blind

and

the

lame

came

to

Him

;

and

He

healed

them

.

And

when

the

chief

priests

and

Pharisees

saw

the

wonderful

things

that

He

did

,

and

the

children

crying

,

and

saying

,

Hosanna

to

the

Son

of

David

:

Blessed

is

He

that

cometh

in

the

name

of

the

Lord

,

they

brooked

not

this

honour

that

was

paid

Him

,

and

therefore

they

came

to

Him

,

and

thus

spake

,

Hearest

Thou

not

what

these

say

?

As

if

they

said

,

Art

Thou

not

grieved

at

hearing

from

these

innocents

things

which

befit

God

,

and

God

alone

?

Has

not

God

of

old

made

it

manifest

by

the

prophet

,

“

My

glory

will

I

not

give

unto

another

;

”

and

how

dost

Thou

,

being

a

man

,

make

Thyself

God

?

But

what

to

this

answers

the

long

-

suffering

One

,

He

who

is

abundant

in

mercy

,

and

slow

to

wrath

?

He

bears

with

these

frenzied

ones

;

with

an

apology

He

keeps

their

wrath

in

check

;

in

His

turn

He

calls

the

Scriptures

to

their

remembrance

;

He

brings

forward

testimony

to

what

is

done

,

and

shrinks

not

from

inquiry

.

Wherefore

He

says

,

Have

ye

never

heard

Me

saying

by

the

prophet

,

Then

shall

ye

know

that

I

am

He

that

doth

speak

?

nor

again

,

Out

of

the

mouth

of

babes

and

sucklings

hast

Thou

perfected

praise

because

of

Thine

enemies

,

that

Thou

mightest

still

the

enemy

and

the

avenger

?

Which

without

doubt

are

ye

,

who

give

heed

unto

the

law

,

and

read

the

prophets

,

while

yet

ye

despise

Me

who

,

both

by

the

law

and

the

prophets

,

have

been

beforehand

proclaimed

.

Ye

think

,

indeed

,

under

a

pretence

of

piety

,

to

avenge

the

glory

of

God

,

not

understanding

that

he

that

despiseth

Me

despiseth

My

Father

also

.

I

came

forth

from

God

,

and

am

come

into

the

world

,

and

My

glory

is

the

glory

of

My

Father

also

.

Even

thus

these

foolish

ones

,

being

convinced

by

our

Saviour

-

God

,

ceased

to

answer

Him

again

,

the

truth

stopping

their

mouths

;

but

adopting

a

new

and

foolish

device

,

they

took

counsel

against

Him

.

But

let

us

sing

,

Great

is

our

Lord

,

and

great

is

His

power

;

and

of

His

understanding

there

is

no

number

.

For

all

this

was

done

that

the

Lamb

and

Son

of

God

,

that

taketh

away

the

sins

of

the

world

,

might

,

of

His

own

will

,

and

for

us

,

come

to

His

saving

Passion

,

and

might

be

recognised

,

as

it

were

,

in

the

market

and

place

of

selling

;

and

that

those

who

bought

Him

might

for

thirty

pieces

of

silver

covenant

for

Him

who

,

with

His

life

-

giving

blood

,

was

to

redeem

the

world

;

and

that

Christ

,

our

passover

,

might

be

sacrificed

for

us

,

in

order

that

those

who

were

sprinkled

with

His

precious

blood

,

and

sealed

on

their

lips

,

as

the

posts

of

the

door

,

might

escape

from

the

darts

of

the

destroyer

;

and

that

Christ

having

thus

suffered

in

the

flesh

,

and

having

risen

again

the

third

day

,

might

,

with

equal

honour

and

glory

with

the

Father

and

the

Holy

Ghost

,

be

by

all

created

things

equally

adored

;

for

to

Him

every

knee

shall

bow

,

of

things

in

heaven

,

and

things

in

earth

,

and

things

under

the

earth

,

sending

up

glory

to

Him

,

for

ever

and

ever

.

Amen

.

Notes

51
Matt. xxi. 14–16.
52
Isa. xlii. 8.
53
John x. 33.
54
Joel ii. 13.
55
James i. 18.
56
Isa. lii. 6.
57
John xv. 23.
58
John xvi. 28.
59
Ps. clxvii. 5.
60
Exod. xi. 7.
61
Phil. ii. 10.