VER 34—36. ST. LUKE. 693 heavy. For the caresof thislife,and surfeiting,and drunk enness,scare away prudence, shatterand make shipwreck offaith. CLEM. ALEX. Drunkenness is an excessiveuse of w ine; Clem.AI crapula1isthe uneasiness,and nausea attendanton drunken- p^' ness,a Greek word so calledfrom the motion of the head.=.2.And a littlebelow. As then we must partakeof food lestwe "pa ' sufferhunger, so alsoof drink lestwe thirst,but with still greatercare to avoidfallingintoexcess. For the indulgence ofwine isdeceitful,and the soulwhen freefrom wine willbe thewisestand best,but steepedin the fumes of wine is lost as in a cloud. BASIL. But carefulness,or the care of thisBasil.in life,although itseems to have nothing unlawfulin it,never-a^ntlebv8 thelessifitconduce not to religion,must be avoided. And the reasonwhy He saidthisHe shews by what comes next, And so that day come upon you unawares. THEOPHYL. For thatday willnot come when men are expectingit,but uu- looked for and by stealth,taking as a snare those who are unwary. For as a snare shallit come upon allthem that situpon theface of the earth. But thiswe may diligently keep farfrom us. For that day willtake those that siton the faceof the earth,as the unthinking and slothful.But as many as are prompt and activein the way of good, not sittingand loiteringon the ground,but risingfrom it,saying to themselves,Rise up, begone, forhere thereis no restfor thee. To such thatday isnot as a periloussnare,but a day of rejoicing. EUSEB. He taught them thereforeto take heed unto the things we have justbeforementioned, lestthey fallinto the indolence resultingtherefrom. Hence it follows,Watch ye therefore,and pray always,that ye may be accountedworthy to escape allthosethingsthatshallcome topass. THEOPHYL. Namely, hunger,pestilence,and such like,which for a time only threaten the elect and others,and those things also which are hereafterthe lotof the guiltyforever. For these we can in no wise escape,save by watching and prayer. AUG. This is supposed to be that flightwhich Matthew A'ig.lie mentions; which must not be in the winteror on the sabbathf°"CKJ'7 day. To the winterbelong the caresof thislife,which are mournful as the winter,but to the sabbath surfeitingand