VER. 22—26. ST. LUKE. 563
enhancehis reward; the one saw dailyhim on whom he
shouldshew mercy,the otherthatforwhich he might be
approved.
22.And it came to pass,that the beggar died,
andwas carriedby theangelsintoAbraham's bosom :
therichman alsodied,and was buried;
23.And in hellhe liftup hiseyes,beingin tor
ments,and seethAbraham afaroff,and Lazarus in
hisbosom.
24.And he criedand said,FatherAbraham, have
mercyon me, and sendLazarus,thathe may dipthe
tipofhisfingerin water and coolmy tongue; forI
am tormentedinthisflame.
25.But Abraham said,Son, remember thatthou
inthylifetimereceivedstthy good things,and like
wiseLazarus evilthings: but now he is comforted,
andthouarttormented.
26.And besideallthis,between us and you there
isa greatgulffixed: so thattheywhich would pass
fromhence to you cannot; neithercan theypass to
us,thatwould come from thence.
PSEUDO-CHKYS.We have heardhow both faredon earth,ubisup.
letus seewhat their.conditionisamong the dead. That
whichwas temporalhas passedaway; thatwhichfollowsis
eternal.Both died;the one angelsreceive,the othertor
ments;foritissaid,And itcame topass,thatthebeggardied
andwascarriedby theangels,fyc.Thosegreatsufferingsare
suddenlyexchangedforbliss. He iscarriedafterallhis
labours,becausehe had fainted,oratleastthathe mightnot
tireby walking; and he was carriedby angels.One angel
wasnot sufficientto carrythe poor man, but many come,
thattheymay make a joyfulband, each angelrejoicing
totouchsogreata burden. Gladlydo theythusencumber
themselves,thatso theymay bringmen to the kingdom of
heaven.But he was carriedintoAbraham'sbosom,thathe
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