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hasdescribedtheseas grindingat a mill,becausein their
handsrevolvesthe wheel and circleof temporalconcerns.
AndwithreferencetothesemattersHe hasrepresentedthem
asgrindingtogether,inasmuchastheygivetheirservicesto
thebenefitof the Church. The thirdclassare thosewho
labourin the ministryoftheChurch as inthefieldofGod.
laeachofthesethreeclassesthen thereare two sortsof
men,ofwhich theone abidein the Church and aretaken
up,theotherfallaway and areleft.AMBROSE. For God is
notunjustthatHe shouldseparatein His rewardoftheir
desertsmen of likepursuitsin life,and notdifferinginthe
qualityof theiractions.But the habitof livingtogether
doesnotequalizethe meritsof men, fornot allaccomplish
whattheyattempt,but he onlywho shallperseveretothe
endshallbe saved.CYRIL.When He saidthatsome should
betakenup,the disciplesnotunprofitablyinquire,'Where,
Lord?'BEDE. Our Lord was askedtwo questions,where
thegood shouldbe taken up,and where the bad left; He
gaveonlyone answer,and leftthe othertobe understood,
saying,Wheresoeverthebody is,thitherwilltheeaglesbe
gatheredtogether.CYRIL.As ifHe said,As when a dead
bodyisthrown away,allthe birdswhich feedon human
fleshflockto it,sowhen the Son ofman shallcome,allthe
eagles,thatis,thesaints,shallhastetomeet Him. AMBROSE.
Forthesoulsofthe righteousarelikenedtoeagles,because
theysoarhigh and forsakethe lowerparts,and aresaidto
livetoa greatage. Now concerningthe body,we canhave
no doubt,and above allifwe remember thatJosephre
ceivedthebody fromPilate.And do notyou seetheeaglesMatt.28.
aroundthe body are thewomen and Apostlesgatheredto
getheraroundour Lord'ssepulchre?Do not you seethem
then,when IIe shallcome in theclouds,and everyeyeshallRev.i,7.
beholdHim ? But thebody isthatofwhichitwas said,My John6,55.
fleshismeat indeed;and aroundthisbody are the eagles
whichflyabout on thewings of the Spirit,arounditalso
eagleswhichbelievethatChristhascome intheflesh.And
thisbodyisthe Church,in which by the graceof baptism
wearerenewedintheSpirit.
EUSEB.Or by theeaglesfeedingon the deadanimals,He
hasheredescribedthe rulersof the world,and thosewho