WORKS OF ST. CHRYSOSTOM. [HOMILY IX. ness of servants, they use them like enemies, thinking that they will prove milder masters to them, when they have made them perfect fools, and weak, and worthy of no respect. More then than all other things together, let us attend seriously to this. " I have loved," saith he, "those that lovethy law." (Ps. cxix. 165, not exact.) This man then let us too emulate, and such let us love. And that the youngmay fur ther be taught chastity, let them hear the Proph et, saying, "My loins are filled with illusions" 1 (Ps. xxxviii. 7, Sept.) ; and again let them hear him saying, " Thou wilt utterly destroy every one that goeth a whoring from Thee." (Ps. Ixxiii. 27, Sept.) And, that one ought to restrain the belly, let them hear again, "And slew," he saith, "the more part of them 2 while the meat was yet in their mouths." (Ps. Ixxviii. 30, Sept.) And that they ought to be above bribes, " If riches become abundant, set [not] 3 your heart upon them" (Ps. Ixii. 10) ; and that they ought to keep glory in subjection, "Nor shall his glory descend together after him." (Ps. xlix. 17.) And not to envy the wicked, " Be not envious against them that work unrighteousness." (Ps. xxxvii. i.) And to count power as nothing, " I saw the ungodly in exceeding high place, and lifting himself up as the cedars of Libanus, and I passed by, and lo ! he was not." (Ps. xxxvii. 35.) And to count these present things as noth ing, " They counted the people happy, that are in such a case ; happy are the people, whose helper is the Lord their God." (Ps. cxliv. 15, Sept.) That we do not sin without notice, but that there is a retribution, "for," he saith, "Thou shalt render to every man according to his works." (Ps. Ixii. 12, Sept.) But why doth he not so requite them day by day? "God is a judge," he says, " righteous, and strong, and longsuffering." (Ps. vii. n.) That lowliness of mind is good, " Lord," he saith, " my heart is not lifted up " (Ps. cxxxi. i) : that pride is evil, " Therefore," he said, " pride took hold on them wholly " (Ps. Ixxiii. 6, Sept.) ; and again, " The Lord resisteth the proud " ; and again, " Their injustice shall come out as of fatness." That almsgiving is good, "He hath dispersed, he hath given to the needy, his righteousness endureth for ever." (Prov. iii. 34.) And that to pity is praiseworthy, " He is a good man that pitieth, and lendeth." (Ps. Ixxiii. 7, Sept.) And thou wilt find there many more doctrines than these, full of true philosophy ; such as, that one ought not to speak evil, " Him that privily slandereth 1 jfMrovyftaTui . Evil spirits being supposed to " make sport of" the soul by means of the body. 2 iriWif, Savile, marg. and i MS. and so Sept. and E. V. "fat test," Edd. wAeioo-ii . [So Chrys. on that Psalm. Field. J. A. B.] 3 The MSS. omit the negative, which would easily be lost in the preceding word. One might take it, " Beware of them." [Field in serts the negative without remark. J. A. B.] his neighbor, him did I chase from me." (Ps. cxii. 9.) What is the hymn of those above ? The Faithful know. What say the cherubim above ? What say the Angels ? " Glory to God in the highest." (Ps. cxii. 5.) Therefore after the psalmody come the hymns, as a thing of more perfection. " With psalms," he saith, " with hymns, with spiritual songs, with grace singing in your hearts to God." (Ps. ci. 5, Sept.) He means either this, that God because of grace hath given us these things ; or, with the songs in grace ; or, admonishing and teaching one an other in grace ; or, that they had these gifts in grace ; or, it is an epexegesis 4 and he means, from the grace of the Spirit. " Singing in your hearts to God." Not simply with the mouth, he means, but with needfulness. For this is to " sing to God," but that to the air, for the voice is scattered without result. Not for display, he means. And even . if thou be jn the market place, thou canst collect thyself, and sing unto God, no one hearing thee. For Moses also in this way prayed, and was heard, for He saith, "Why criest thou unto Me?" (Ex. xiv. 15) al beit he said nothing, but cried in thought wherefore also God alone heard him with a contrite heart. For it is not forbidden one even when walking to pray in his heart, and to dwell above. Ver. 17. " And whatsoever ye do," he saith, " in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him." For if we thus do, there will be nothing pol luted, nothing unclean, wherever Christ is called on. If thou eat, if thou drink, if thou marry, if thou travel, do all in the Name of God, that is, calling Him to aid thee : in everything first praying to Him, so take hold of thy business. Wouldest thou speak somewhat? Set this in front. For this cause we also place in front of our epistles the Name of the Lord. Whereso ever the Name ofGod is, all is auspicious. For if the names of Consuls make writings sure, much more doth the Name of Christ. Or he means this ; after God say ye and do every thing, do not introduce the Angels besides. Dost thou eat? Give thanks to God both be fore and afterwards. Dost thou sleep? Give thanks to God both before and afterwards. Launchest thou into the forum ? Do the same nothing worldly, nothing of this life. Do all in the Name of the Lord, and all shall be -pros pered to thee. Whereonsoever the Name is placed, there all things are auspicious. If it casts out devils, if it drives away diseases, much more does it render business easy. And what is to " do in word or in deed " ? 4 i.e. an additional explanation, viz. of " singing in your hearts."