704 GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. XXII.
is also alluded to in what follows; And He took the cup,
and gave thanks,and said,Take ye,Sfc. For this gave He
thanks, that the old things were about to pass away, and
Chrys. allthingsto become new. CHRYS. Remember then when'icli-/.thou sittestdown to meat that afterthe meal thou must
pray; thereforesatisfythy hunger, but with moderation,
lestbeing overcharged thou shouldestnot be able to bend
thy knees in supplicationand prayer to God. Let us not
then afterour meals turn to sleep,but to prayer. For Christ
plainlysignifiesthis,that the partaking of food should not
be followedby sleep or rest,but by prayer and reading the
holy Scripture. It follows,For I say unto you, I willnot
drinkof thefruitof the vine,untilthe kingdom of God come.
BEDE. This may be also taken literally,for from the hour
of supper up to the time of resurrectionHe was about to
drink no wine. Afterwards He partook both of meat and
Acts drink, as Peter testifies,Who did eat and drink with Him
10,41. afier2fe r0sefrom the dead. THZOPHYL. The resurrection
iscalledthe kingdom ofGod, because ithas destroyeddeath.
Ps.93,i.Therefore David also says,T/ieLord reigneth: He hathput
Isa.us,i.on beauty,that is,a beautifulrobe, having put offthe cor
ruptionof the flesh. But when the resurrectioncomes,He
again drinks with His disciples;to prove that the resurrec
tion was not a shadow only. BEDE. But it is far more
natural,that as before of the typicallamb, so now alsoof
the drink of the Passover,He should say that He would no
more taste,untilthe glory of the kingdom of God being
made manifest,the faithof the whole world should appear;
that so by means of the spiritualchanging ofthe two greatest
commands of the law, namely, the eating and drinkingof
the Passover,you might learnthat allthe Sacraments ofthe
law were to be transferredto a spiritualobservance.
19. And He took bread,and gave thanks,and
brake it,and gave unto them, saying,This isMy
body which isgivenforyou : thisdo inremembrance
ofMe.
20. Likewisealso the cup aftersupper,saying,