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for preservingsimplicity,and being zealousforthe faith,
thatwe shouldnot afterthe manner of faithlessJews put
one thing in practice,whilein words we pretendanother,
namely,thatat the lastday the hidden thoughtsaccusing
or elseexcusingone another,shallbe seen to revealthe
secretsofour mind. Whence itisadded,Thereisnothing
hid which shallnot be revealed.ORIGEN. He eitherthen
saysthisconcerningthattime when God shalljudge the
secretsofmen, or He saysitbecausehowevermuch a man
may endeavourto hidethe good deedsof anotherby dis
credit,good ofitsown naturecannotbe concealed.CHRYS.Chrys.
As ifHe saysto His disciples,Althoughnow some callyou
deceiversand wizards,time shallrevealallthingsand con
victthem of calumny,whileit makes known your virtue.
ThereforewhatsoeverthingsI have spoken to you in the
smallcornerof Palestine,theseboldlyand with open brow,
castingaway allfear,proclaimto the whole world. And
thereforeHe adds,Whatsoeverye havespokenin darkness
»hallbeheardinlight.BEDE. Or He saysthis,becauseall
the thingswhich the Apostlesof old spoke and suffered
amid the darknessof oppressionand the gloom of the
prison,are now thatthe Church is made known through
theworldand theiractsareread,publiclyproclaimed.The
words,shallbeproclaimedon thehousetops,are spoken ac
cordingto the manner of the countryof Palestine,where
they are accustomedto liveon the housetops.For their
roofswerenotafterourway raisedtoa point,butflatshaped,
and levelat thetop. ThereforeHe says,proclaimedon the
housetops; thatis,spokenopenlyinthe hearingofallmen.
THEOPHYL. Or thisisaddressedto the Pharisees; asifHe
said,0 Pharisees,what you have spoken in darkness,that
is,allyour endeavoursto tempt me in the secretsof your
hearts,shallbe heardinthelight,forI am thelight,and in
My lightshallbe known whatsoeveryour darknessdevises.
And whatyou havespokenintheearand inclosets,thatis,
whatsoeverin whispersyou have pouredintoone another's
ears,shallbe proclaimedon the housetops,thatis,was as
audibletoMe as ifithad been criedaloudon the house
tops.Hereinalsoyou may understandthatthelightisthe
Gospel,but the housetopthe loftysoulsof the Apostles.