VER. 8— 13. ST. LUKE. 551 Levitesshould be the more abundant in the Church of Christ,that whereasthey givea tenth,Christiansshould givea half,as Zaccheusgave of hisgoods,or at leastby Luke givingtwo tenths,thatis,a fifth,exceedthe payments of19,"' theJews. 8.And the lordcommended the unjuststeward, becausehe had done wisely: for the childrenof thisworld are in theirgenerationwiserthan the childrenoflight. 9.And I say unto you,Make to yourselvesfriends ofthemammon of unrighteousness; that,when ye fail,they may receiveyou into everlastinghabita tions. 10.He that is faithfulin that which is leastis faithfulalsoin much : and he thatisunjustin the leastisunjustalsoin much. 11.Ifthereforeye have not been faithfulin the unrighteousmammon, who willcommit to your trust thetrueriches? 12.And ifye have not been faithfulinthatwhich isanotherman's,who shallgiveyou that which is yourown ? 13.No servantcan servetwo masters: foreither he willhatethe one,and lovethe other; or elsehe willhold to the one, and despisethe other. Ye cannotserveGod and mammon. AUG. The stewardwhom hislordcastoutof hissteward-Aug.shipisneverthelesscommended becausehe providedhimselfu **up' againstthe future. As itfollows,And thelordcommended theunjuststeward,becausehe had done wisely; we ought nothoweverto take the wholeforour imitation.For we shouldneveractdeceitfullyagainstour Lord in orderthat iromthefrauditselfwe may givealms. ORIGEN.But becausethe Gentilessay that wisdom isorigcn.in a virtue,and defineittobe theexperienceofwhat isgood,Pr°v-i.1.