vER.31— 35. ST. LUKE. 499 thymotherthenhasfledaway,thouarttakenfrom thynest astooweaktodefendthyself,toofeebletofly; as itfollows, Behold,yourhouseisleftuntoyou desolate.BEDE. The city itselfwhichHe had calledthe nest,He now callsthehouse oftheJews; for when our Lord was slain,the Romans came,and plunderingitas a desertednest,tookaway both theirplace,nation,and kingdom. THEOPHYL.Or yourhouse, (thatis,temple,)as ifHe says,As long as therewas virtue inyon,itwas My temple,but afterthatyou made ita den ofthieves,itwas no more My housebutyours.Or by house He meantthewholeJewishnation,accordingto thePsalm, 0 houseof Jacob,blessye theLord, by which He shewsPsalm thatitwas He Himselfwho governedthem,and tookthem 35,2 ' outofthe hand oftheirenemies. It follows,And verilyI soyuntoyou,fyo.AUG. There seems nothingopposedtoAug.de St.Luke'snarrative,in what the multitudessaid when ni,.2. ourLord came to Jerusalem,BlessedisHe who comethinc-li thename of theLord,forHe had not as yet come thither,21*9 norhad thisyet been spoken. CYRIL.For our Lord had departedfrom Jerusalem,as itwere abandoningthosewho wereunworthy of His presence,and afterwardsreturned toJerusalem,havingperformedmany miracles,when that crowdmeets Him, saying,Osanna to the Son of David, blessedisHe thatcomethin thename of theLord. AUG. Aug.deButasLuke doesnotsaytowhat placeourLord went fromub"*upiv' thence,so that He shouldnot come exceptat thattime, (forwhen thiswas spokenHe was journeyingonward until He shouldcome toJerusalem,)He means thereforetorefer tothatcoming of His,when He shouldappearin glory. THEOPHYL.For thenalsowilltheyunwillinglyconfessHim to betheirLord and Saviour,when thereshallbe no departure hence.But in saying,Ye shallnot seeMe untilHe shall come,fyc.,does not signifythatpresenthour,but the time ofHiscross; as ifHe says,"When ye have crucifiedMe, ye shallno more seeMe untilI come again. AUG. Luke Aug.nauatbe understoodthen aswishingto anticipatehere,be-u 18up' forehisnarrativebroughtour Lord to Jerusalem,or to makeHim when approachingthe same city,givean answer to thosewho toldHim to beware of Herod, liketo that 2 it2