martyrs'
protection. So let them come and see my body-guard; I own I have
such arms about me. 'These put their trust in chariots and these
in horses; but we will glory in the name of the Lord our God.'

"Elisaeus, as the course of Holy Scripture tells us, when hemmed in
by the Syrian army, said to his frightened servant, by way of
calming him, 'There are more that are for us than are against us.'
And to prove this, he begged that Gehazi's eyes might be opened;
upon which the latter saw innumerable hosts of Angels present to
the prophet. We, though we cannot see them, yet are sensible of
them. Our eyes were held as long as the bodies of the saints lay
hid in their graves. The Lord has opened our eyes: we have seen
those aids by which we have often been defended. We had not the
sight of these, yet we had the possession. And so, as though the
Lord said to us in our alarm, 'Behold what martyrs I have given
you!' in like manner our eyes are unclosed, and we see the glory of
the Lord, manifested, as once in their passion, so now in their
power. We have got clear, my brethren, of no slight disgrace; we
had patrons, yet we knew it not. We have found this one thing, in
which we have the advantage of our forefathers--they lost the
knowledge of these holy martyrs, and we have obtained it.

"Bring the victorious victims to the spot where is Christ the
sacrifice. But He upon the altar, who suffered for all; they under
it, who were redeemed by His passion. I had intended this spot for
myself, for it is fitting that where the priest had been used to
offer, there he should repose; but I yield the right side to the
sacred victims; that spot was due to the martyrs. Therefore let us
bury the hallowed relics, and introduce them into a fitting home;
and celebrate the whole day with sincere devotion."--_Ep._ 22.

In his latter sermon, preached the following day, he pursues the
subject:--

"This your celebration they are jealous of, who are wont to be;
and, being jealous of it, they hate the cause of it, and are
extravagant enough to deny the merits of those martyrs, whose works
the very devils confess. Nor is it wonderful; it commonly happens
that unbelievers who deny are less bearable than the devil who
confesses. For the devil said, 'Jesus, Son of the living Son, why