“Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day.” For Christ’s disciples were spiritually thieves; stealing from the unthankful Jews the writings of the New and Old Testament, they bestowed them to be used by the Church; and while they slept, that is, while the Jews were sunk in the lethargy of unbelief, they carried off the promised Saviour, and gave Him to be believed on by the Gentiles.
Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).