condition, so that He could be in all persons and the model of all
conditions.

786. Jesus Christ is an obscurity (according to what the world calls
obscurity), such that historians, writing only of important matters of
states, have hardly noticed Him.

787. On the fact that neither Josephus, nor Tacitus, nor other historians
have spoken of Jesus Christ.--So far is this from telling against
Christianity that, on the contrary, it tells for it. For it is certain that
Jesus Christ has existed; that His religion has made a great talk; and that
these persons were not ignorant of it. Thus it is plain that they purposely
concealed it, or that, if they did speak of it, their account has been
suppressed or changed.

788. "I have reserved me seven thousand." I love the worshippers unknown to
the world and to the very prophets.

789. As Jesus Christ remained unknown among men, so His truth remains among
common opinions without external difference. Thus the Eucharist among
ordinary bread.

790. Je