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But if it were a lie, you will seek to know who caused the lie to be spoken; and especially since according to John, "When he speaketh a lie he speaketh of his own; for he is a liar and the father thereof;" [5799] and as there is no truth apart from the working of Him who says, "I am the Truth," [5800] so there is no lie apart from him who is the enemy of truth. These contrary qualities, accordingly, were still in Peter truth and falsehood; and from truth he said, "Thou art the Christ, the son of the living God," [5801] but from falsehood he said, "May God be propitious to Thee, Lord, this shall not be unto Thee," [5802] and also, "It is good for us to be here." [5803] But if any one will not admit that Peter spoke these things from any evil inspiration, but that his words were of his own mere choice, and it is demanded of him how he will interpret, "not knowing what he said," and, [5804] "for he did not know what to answer," [5805] he will say, that in the former case Peter held it to be a shameful thing and unworthy of Jesus to admit that the Son of the living God, the Christ, whom already the Father had revealed to him, should be killed; and in the present case that, as having seen the two forms of Jesus and the one at the transfiguration which was much more excellent, being well pleased with that, he said that it was good to make their sojourning in that mountain, in order that he himself and those with him might rejoice as they beheld the transfiguration of Jesus and His face shining as the sun, and His garments white as the light, and, in addition to these things, might always behold in glory those whom they had once seen in glory, Moses and Elijah; and that they might rejoice at the things which they might hear, as they talked and held intercourse with each other, Moses and Elijah with Jesus, and Jesus with them.
[5799] John viii. 44.
[5800] John xiv. 6.
[5801] Matt. xvi. 16.
[5802] Matt. xvi. 20.
[5803] Matt. xvii. 4.
[5804] Luke ix. 33.
[5805] Mark ix. 6.
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