VEH. 41 — 46. ST. LUKE. 463 shallfindsv doing. BASIL.He saysnot,'doing/as ifby Basil.inchance,butso doing. For notonlyconquestishonourable,^.roc^J'3''n butto contendlawfully,which isto performeach thingas we havebeen commanded. CYRIL. Thus the faithfuland wiseservantprudentlygivingoutin due seasontheservants' food,thatis,theirspiritualmeat,willbe blessedaccording totheSaviour'sword,in that he willobtainstillgreater things,and willbe thoughtworthy of the rewardswhich aredue to friends.Hence itfollows,Of a truthI sayunto you,thathe willmake him rulerover allthathe hath. BEDE. Forwhateverdifferencethereisinthemeritsofgood hearers andgood teachers,such alsothereisin theirrewards; for theonewhom when He cometh He findswatching,He will make to sitdown ; but the otherswhom He findsfaithful andwisestewards,He willplaceoverallthatHe hath,that is,overallthejoysof the kingdom of heaven,not certainly thattheyaloneshallhave poweroverthem, but thatthey shallmore abundantlythan the othersaintsenjoyeternal possessionofthem. THEOPHYL.Or,He willmake himruleroverallthathehath, notonlyover hisown household,but thatearthlythings aswellas heavenlyshallobeyhim. As itwas withJoshua theson of Nun, and Elias,the one commanding the sun, theothertheclouds; and alltheSaintsasGod'sfriendsuse thethings.ofGod. Whosoeveralsopasseshislifevirtuously, and has kept in due submissionhisservants,thatis,anger auddesire,suppliestothem theirportionof foodindue sea son;to angerindeedthathe may feelitagainstthosewho hateGod,but to desirethathe may exercisethe necessary provisionforthe flesh,orderingituntoGod. Such an one, I say,willbe setoverallthingswhichtheLord hath,being thoughtworthyto lookintoallthingsby the lightof con templation. CHRYS.But our Lord not only by the honourskept inChrys. storeforthe good,but by threatsof punishmentupon the^"jjitt'' bad,leadsthe hearerto correction,as itfollows,But ifthat tenantshallsay in hisheart,My lorddelayethhiscoming. BEDE.Observethatitiscountedamong thevicesof a bad servantthathe thoughtthe coming of hislordslow,yet