They next assign the cause of their sadness, the betrayal and passion of Christ; and add in the voice of despair, But we hoped it had been he who should have redeemed Israel. We hoped, (he says,) not we hope; as if the death of the Lord were like to the deaths of other men.
Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).
Also cites: ut sup.