49o GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. Xllt. and to morrow, and the thirdday I shallbe per fected. 33. NeverthelessI must walk to day,and to mor row, and the day following: for itcannot be that a prophetperishout ofJerusalem. 34. O Jerusalem,Jerusalem,which killestthe prophets,and stonestthem thataresentunto thee; how oftenwould I have gatheredthy childrento gether,as a hen doth gatherher brood under her wings,and ye would not! 35. Behold,your house is leftunto you desolate: and verilyI sayunto you,Ye shallnot seeMe, until the time come when ye shallsay,Blessedis he that cometh in the name oftheLord. CYRIL.The precedingwordsofour Lord rousedthePhari seesto anger. For theyperceivedthatthepeoplewere now smittenintheirhearts,and eagerlyreceivingHis faith.For fearthen of losingtheirofficeas rulersof the people,and lackingtheirgains,withpretendedloveforHim, theyper suadeHim todepartfrom hence,as itissaid,The same day therecame certainofthePharisees,sayinguntoHim, Get Thee outand departhence,for Herod willkillThee: but Christ, who searcheththeheartand thereins,answersthem meekly and underfigure.Hence itfollows,And He saiduntothem, Go ye and tellthatfox. BEDE. Becauseof hiswilesand stratagemsHe callsHerod a fox,which isan animalfullof craft,concealingitselfina ditchbecauseof snares,havinga noisome smell,neverwalkingin straightpaths,allwhich thingsbelongto heretics,of whom Herod isa type,who endeavoursto destroyChrist(thatis,the humilityof the Christianfaith)intheheartsofbelievers. CYRIL.Or elsethe discourseseems to change here,and nottorefersomuch tothecharacterofHerod assomethink, as tothe liesof the Pharisees.For He almostrepresents thePhariseesthemselvestobe standingnear,when He said, Go tellthisfox,as itisin the Greek. ThereforeHe com manded them tosaythatwhichmightrousethemultitudeof