700 GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. XXII. His disciplesto preparethe Passover,namely,Peterand John,theone in truthasloving,theotheras loved. In all thingsshewing,thateventotheend ofHis lifeHe opposed notthelaw. And He sendsthem to a strangehouse;for He and His discipleshad no house,elsewould He have kept thePassoverinoneofthem. So itisadded,And theysold, Where wiltThou thatwe prepare? BEDE. As ifto say,We haveno abode,we haveno placeofshelter.Let thosehear this,who busy themselvesin buildinghouses. Let them know thatChrist,the Lord of allphices,had notwhere to Chrys. layHis head. CHRYS. But astheyknew notto whom they in°Mattwere sent,He gave them a sign,as Samuel to Saul,as it iSam. follows,And He saiduntothem,Behold,when ye areentered ' ' intothecity,thereshalla man meetyou bearinga pitcherof wafer;followhim intothehousewherehe enterethin. AMBROSE. FirstobservethegreatnessofHis divinepower. He istalkingwithHis disciples,yetknows what willhappen in anotherplace. Next beholdHis condescension,in that He choosesnotthepersonoftherichor powerful,but seeks . afterthepoor,and prefersa mean inntothespaciouspalaces ofnobles.Now theLord was not ignorantof the name of the man whose mysteryHe knew,and thathe would meet the disciples,but he ismentionedwithouta name, thathe may be countedasignoble.THEOPHYL. He sendsthemfor thisreasonto an unknown man : to shew them thatHe voluntarilyunderwentHisPassion,sinceHe who so swayed the mind of one unknown to Him, thathe shouldreceive them,was abletodealwiththeJewsjustasHe wished.But some say thatHe gave not the name of the man, lestthe traitorknowing hisname might openthehousetothePhari sees,and theyshouldhave come and takenHim beforethat the supperwas eaten,and He had deliveredthe spiritual mysteriesto His disciples.But He directsthem by particu larsignstoa certainhouse; whence itfollows,And yeshall saytothegoodman of thehouse,The Mastersaith,Whereis theguestchamber,8.C.And hewillshew.youan upperroom,Sfc. Gloss. GLOSS. And perceivingthesesigns,the discipleszealouslynonocc.fuifille(lallthathaciDeeilcommanded them ; as itfollows, And theywent,andfowulasfiehad saiduntothem,andmade readythePassover. BEDE. To explainthisPassover,the