G02 GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAT. XVIIU ofdoubt,as,forinstance,in chidinga servant," Remember, Aug. am I not thymaster?" AUG. Our Lord addsthistoshew,8af' thatwhen faithfails,prayerdies. In orderto praytheo, we must have faith,and thatour faithfailnot,we must pray. Faithpoursforthprayer,and the pouringforthof theheartinprayergivesstedfastnesstofaith. 9. And He spake thisparableunto certainwhich trustedin themselvesthatthey were righteous,and despisedothers: 10. Two men went up intothe temple to pray; theone a Pharisee,and theothera Publican. 11. The Phariseestoodand prayedthuswithhim self,God, I thankThee,thatI am not as othermen are,extortioners,unjust,adulterers,or even as this Publican. 12. I fasttwicein the week, I givetithesof all thatI possess. 13. And thePublican,standingafaroff,would not liftup so much as hiseyesunto heaven,but smote upon his breast,saying,God be mercifulto me a sinner. 14. I tellyou,thisman went down to hishouse justifiedratherthan the other: forevery one that exaltethhimselfshallbe abased; and he thathum- blethhimselfshallbe exalted. Aug. AUG. Since faithis not a giftof the proud but of the ^ijm' humble, our Lord proceeds to add a parable concerning humilityand againstpride. THEOPHYL. Pride alsobeyond allother passionsdisturbsthe mind of man. And hence the very frequentwarnings againstit.It ismoreover a con tempt of God ; forwhen a man ascribesthe good he dothto himselfand not to God, what elseis thisbut to deny God? For the sake then of thosethat.sotrustin themselves,that they willnot ascribethe whole to God, and thereforede spiseothers,He puts fortha parable,to shew that righte ousness,although it may bring man up to God, yet ifhe is