Moreover also those who said, "that he was a certain one of the prophets," [5609] conceived this opinion concerning Him because of those things which had been said in the prophets as unto them, but which had not been fulfilled in their case. But also the Jews, as worthy of the veil which was upon their heart, held false opinions concerning Jesus; while Peter as not a disciple "of flesh and blood," [5610] but as one fit to receive the revelation of the Father in heaven, confessed that He was the Christ. The saying of Peter to the Saviour, "Thou art the Christ," when the Jews did not know that He was Christ, was indeed a great thing, but greater that he knew Him not only to be Christ, but also "the Son of the living God," [5611] who had also said through the prophets, "I live," [5612] and "They have forsaken Me the spring of living water;" [5613] --and He is life also, as from the Father the spring of life, who said, "I am the Life;" [5614] and consider carefully, whether, as the spring of the river is not the same thing as the river, the spring of life is not the same as life.
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