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6 forth, upon which his disciples dare not look, and which was quickly again hidden - That glory was shut up at all other times from the gaze of men. He was straightened. - When the tempter tainted him in the wilderness he forbade the use of omnipotence in his defense - but betook himself to the sword of the spirit, the word of God which the weakest man may use - he must "strive lawfully". We are told that in our place he could not do many mighty works. And at last when betrayed, condemned, and crucified at the hands of weak men, he was tainted with the sneer that he saved others, himself he could not save. In all this he was straightened. But when the seal of the tomb was broken, no power could restrain him. All limitation is now gone. Every bond is broken. He rises in power. He comes forth like a god. Hunger, thirst, and weariness no more beset him - the devil no more tempts