706 GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. XXII.
and Blood placedon the holyaltars,God, in compassionto
our infirmities,poursintothe offeringsthe power of life,
changingthem intothe realityof His own flesh,thatthe
body of lifemay be found in us,as itwere a certainlife-
givingseed. He adds,Do thisin commemorationof Me.
Cliryn.CHRYS. Christdidthistobringus toa closerbond offriend-
in"Joan.6snip,an^ to Det<>kenHis lovetowardus,givingHimselfto
thosewho desireHim, not only to behold Him, but also
to handleHim, to eatHim, to embrace Him withtheful
nessoftheirwholeheart. Thereforeas lionsbreathingfire
do we departfrom thattable,renderedobjectsof terrorto
Basil. thedevil.BASIL.Learn theninwhat manner you oughtto
Reg82i.eattneBody of Christ,namely,in remembrance ofChrist's
c.s.Reg.obedienceevenunto death,thattheywho livemay no more
int.172.livein themselves,but in Him who diedforthem,and rose
THEOPHYL. Now Luke mentionstwo cups; oftheonewe
spokeabove,Takethis,and divideitamong yourselves,which
we may sayisa typeof the Old Testament; buttheother
afterthebreakingand givingof bread,He Himselfimparts
to His disciples.Hence itisadded,Likewisealsothenip
aftersupper. BEDE. He gavetothem,ishereunderstoodto
Aug.de completethe sentence.AUG. Or becauseLuke has twice
fr°n:..Ev-mentionedthe cup,firstbeforeChristgave the bread,then
c.l. afterHe had givenit,on the firstoccasionhe has antici
pated,ashe frequentlydoes,buton thesecondthatwhichhe
hasplacedinitsnaturalorder,he had made no mentionof
before.But bothjoinedtogethermake thesame sensewhich
we findintheothers,thatis,Matthew and Mark. THEOPHYL.
Our Lord callsthe cup the New Testament,as itfollows,
Thiscup istheNew Testamentin My blood,whichshallbe
shedforyou,signifyingthatthe New Testamenthas itsbe
ginningin His blood. For inthe Old Testamenttheblood
ofanimalswas presentwhen thelaw was given,butnow the
bloodoftheWord ofGod signifiestous theNew Testament.
But when He says,foryou,He doesnot mean thatforthe
Apostlesonly was His Body given,and His Blood poured
out,butforthe sakeof allmankind. And the oldPassover
was ordainedtoremovetheslaveryofEgypt; buttheblood
ofthelamb toprotectthefirst-born.The new Passoverwas