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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Jerome
Therefore, command that the tomb be guarded until the third day, lest his disciples come and steal him away and tell the people, 'He has risen from the dead,' and the last deception will be worse than the first." Pilate said to them, "You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can." So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard. …
Hilary of Poitiers
Their fear lest the body should be stolen, the setting a watch on the tomb, and sealing it, are marks of folly and unbelief, that they should have sought to seal up the tomb of One at whose bidding they had seen a dead man raised from the tomb.
Thomas Aquinas
Likewise, the petition is set forth: "command therefore the sepulchre to be guarded." The very zeal of the Jews profits us for certainty; hence the more they intended to harm, the more they advanced the salvation of believers; Job 5:13: "he catcheth the wise in their craftiness," because what they intend, the Lord turns to another end. …
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