They also act absurdly who embalm the bodies of their dead, and do not bury them, even supposing them to be holy. For what can be more holy or greater than our Lord’s body? And yet this was placed in a tomb until it rose again the third day. For it follows, And he laid it in a hewn sepulchre.
Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).
Also cites: in Vit. Ant. 90.