VER. 43 46. ST. LUKE. 725 r THEOPHYL. Now thatthe precedingprayerwas of His human nature,not His divine,asthe Arianssay,isargued from what issaidofHis sweat,whichfollows,And His sweat was as itweregreatdropsofbloodfallingdown totheground. BEDE. Let no one ascribethissweatto naturalweakness, nay,itis contraryto natureto sweatblood,but ratherlet him derivetherefroma declarationto us,thatHe was now obtainingthe accomplishmentof His prayer,namely,that He might purgeby His bloodthe faithof His disciples,still convictedofhuman frailty. AUG. Our Lord prayingwith a bloodysweatrepresentedProsp. the martyrdoms which shouldflow from His whole body, which isthe Church. THEOPHYL. Or thisis proverbially saidof one who has sweatedintensely,that He sweated blood; the Evangelistthen wishingto shew that He was moistenedwith largedropsof sweat,takesdropsof blood foran example. But aftenvardsfindingHis disciplesasleep foe sorrow,He upbraidsthem,at the same time reminding them topray; foritfollows,And when He rosefrom prayer and was come toIllsdisciples,He foundthemsleeping.CHRYS. For itwas midnight,and the disciples'eyeswereheavyfrom grief,and theirsleepwas not thatof drowsinessbut sorrow. AUG. Now Luke has notstatedafterwhich prayerHe came Aug. to His disciples,stillin nothing does he disagreewithgev Matthew and Mark. Hi.o.4. BEDE. Our Lord provesby what comes after,that He prayed forHis discipleswhom He exhortsby watchingand prayertobe partakersof His prayer; foritfollows,And He gaithunto them,Why sleepye? Rise andpray,lestye enter into temptation.THEOPHYL. That is,thatthey shouldnot be overcome by temptation,fornot to be led intotempta tion is not to be overwhelmedby it. Or He simplybids us pray thatour lifemay be quiet,and we be notcastinto troubleofany kind.For itisofthedeviland presumptuous, for a man to throw himselfinto temptation.Therefore James saidnot,"Cast yourselvesinto temptation,"but, When ye arefallen,countitalljoy,making a voluntaryactjam.\t2. out ofan involuntary. 47. And whileHe yet spake,beholda multitude,