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beforehis door followedafterthosethat passedby,and
broughtthem intohishouse,the otherturned away even
Greg. them thatabodewithinhisgate. GREG. And thisrichman
m°Ev ' forsooth,now fixedinhisdoom, seeksas hispatronhim to
whom inthislifehe wouldnotshew mercy. THEOPHYL.He
doesnot howeverdirecthiswords toLazarus,but toAbra
ham, becausehe was perhapsashamed,and thoughtLazarus
would remember hisinjuries;but he judged of him from
Horn.de himself.Hence itfollows,And he criedand said. PSECDO-
CHRYS. Greatpunishmentsgivefortha greatcry. Father
Abraham. As ifhe said,I calltheefatherby nature,asthe
sonwho wastedhisliving,althoughby my own faultI have
losttheeas a father.Have mercyonme. In vainthouwork-
estrepentance,when thereisno placeforrepentance;thy
tormentsdrivetheetoactthepenitent,notthedesiresofthy
soul. He who is in the'kingdomof heaven,I know not
whetherhe can havecompassionon him who isinhell.The
CreatorpitiethHis creature.Therecame onePhysicianwho
was tohealall; otherscouldnotheal.SendLazarus.Thon
errest,wretchedman. Abraham cannotsend,but he canre
ceive.To dipthetipofhisfingerin water. Thou wouldest
notdeignto lookupon Lazarus,and now thou desiresthis
finger.What thouseekestnow,thououghtestto havedone
to him when alive.Thou artinwant ofwater,who before
despisedstdelicatefood. Mark theconscienceofthesinner;
he durstnot ask forthe whole of the finger.We arein
structedalsohow good a thingitisnot to trustin riches.
Chrys. Seetherichman inneedofthepoorwho wasbeforestarving.
d°Laz' Thingsarechanged,and itisnow made known to allwho
was richand who was poor. For asinthetheatres,whenit
growstowardsevening,and thespectatorsdepart,thengoing
out,and layingasidetheirdresses,they who seemed kings
and generalsareseenasthejrreallyare,thesonsofgardeners
and fig-sellers: soalsowhen deathiscome,and thespectacle
isover,and allthemasksofpovertyand richesareputoff,by
theirworksalonearemen judged,whicharetrulyrich,which
Greg.ut poor,whichareworthyofhonour,whichofdishonour.GKEG."il For thatrichman who wouldnot givetothepoorman even
thescrapsofhistable,beinginhellcame tobeg foreventhe
leastthing.Forhe soughtfora dropofwater,who refusedto