And he came and touched the coffin: and they that bore him stood still. And he said,
Young man, I say unto you, Arise.
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Cornelius a Lapide
AD 1637
And He came and touched the bier: and He said Young Prayer of Manasseh , I say unto thee, Arise. The bier, an open bier surely, as is common amongst the Jews.
Arise. Elijah, Elisha, and others restored the dead to life by means of prayer to God, but Christ at a word, as Lord of life and death, and therefore very God. He touched the bier, says Cyril, to show that his body was effectual for the salvation of men, for as iron heated in the fire does the work of fire, and kindles the chaff, so the flesh united to the Word gives life to mankind.
