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selves had crucified Him as a malefactor, his glory would
redound to their dishonor. And, as there were so many
disciples and as so many miracles were wrought in his
name, how all the people would be drawn toward them;
the teachers and the learned in the law would be de
spised, and lose the accustomed perquisites, as the new
believers would donate all their goods to the new
teachers; and how inevitably this damage would very
soon overtake the teachers of the law, on account of the
great multitudes following the Apostles.
142. These malicious suggestions appealed very
strongly to the avarice and ambition of the Jews and
therefore they accepted them readily as sane and as very
conformable to their own desires. Hence arose the
many meetings and cabals of the pharisees, sadducees,
magistrates, and priests against the Apostles, as men
saint Luke in the Acts. The first occasion arose
tioned by
at the miracle wrought by saint Peter and saint John in
healing the paralytic, who had suffered under his mal
ady for forty years from the time of his birth and who
was known throughout the city. As this miracle was
so evident and remarkable, the inhabitants gathered in
great multitudes, all astonished and excited beyond con
trol. Saint Peter preached them a great sermon, proving
that they could not be saved except by the name of Jesus,
in virtue of which he and saint John had cured this pa
ralytic of forty years standing. In reference to this event
the priests held a meeting, in which they called the two
Apostles to account. But as the miracle was so notorious
and as the people glorified God in it, the iniquitous judges
were too much confused to attempt to punish the Apos
tles, although they commanded them not to preach or
teach in the name of Jesus the Nazarene for the future.
But saint Peter with invincible courage told them, that
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