VBR. 45 — 54. ST. LUKE. 421 you,Pharisees,forye lovetheuppermostseatsin thesyna gogues,lfc. CYRIL. By means ofthosethingsforwhichHe blamesus He makes us better.For He would have us be freefrom ambition,and not desireaftervain show rather thanthe reality,whichthe Phariseeswere thendoing. For thegreetingsofmen, and the ruleoverthem,do not move us to be reallyuseful,forthesethingsfallto men though theybe not good men. Thereforehe adds,Woe untoyou, who areas graveswhich appearnot. For in wishingto re ceivegreetingsfrom men and to exerciseauthorityover them,thatthey might be accountedgreat,theydiffernot fromhidden graves,which glitterindeedwithoutward or naments,but withinarefullof alluncleanness.AMBKOSK. And likegraveswhich appearnot,they deceiveby their outsidebeauty,and by theirlook impose upon the passers by;as it follows,and themen thatwalk overthem are not awareof them; so much that in truth,though they give outwardpromiseofwhat isbeautiful,inwardlytheyenclose allmanner ofpollution. CHRYS. But thatthe Phariseeswere so,cannotbe won- ciirys.deredat. But if we who are countedworthy to be the^3°m' templesof God suddenlybecome gravesfullonly of cor ruption,thisisindeedthelowestwretchedness. CYRIL.Now herethe apostateJuliansays,thatwe must Cyril. avoidgraveswhich Christsaysare unclean; but he knew $u"ian. notthe forceof our Saviour'swords,forHe did not com- Kk 10. mand us todepartfrom thegraves,but likenedtothem the hypocriticalpeopleofthePharisees. 45. Then answered one of the Lawyers,and said untoHim, Master,thus sayingThou reproachestus also. 46.And He said,Woe unto you also,ye Lawyers1 forye lade men with burdens grievousto be borne, and ye yourselvestouchnot the burdenswithone of yourfingers. 47.Woe unto you ! forye buildthe sepulchresof theprophets,and your fatherskilledthem.