520 GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. XIV. sin. GRKG. Or else,in thatawfultrialwe come nottothei.utsup.inHom. judgment a match forourking,fortenthousandareagainst twentythousand,two againstone. He comes witha double army againsta single.For whilewe arescarcelyprepared indeedsonly,He siftsus atonceboth inthoughtand deed. While then He isyet afaroff,who though stillpresentin judgment,is not seen,letus send Him an embassy,our tears,our works of mercy,the propitiatoryvictim.Thisis ourmessagewhichappeasesthecoming King. AUG. Now to what thesecomparisonsrefer,He on the same occasionsufficientlyexplained,when He said,So like wise,whosoeverhe be of you thatforsakethnot allthathe hath,he cannotbeMy disciple.The costthereforeofbuild ingthetower,and thestrengthof thetenthousandagainst thekingwho has twentythousand,mean nothingelsethan thateachone shouldforsakeallthathe hath. The foregoing introductiontalliesthen withthe finalconclusion.For in thesayingthata man forsakesallthathe hath,iscontained alsothathe hateshisfatherand mother,hiswifeand chil dren,brothersand sisters,yea and hisown lifealso.Forall thesethingsare a man's own, which entanglehim, and hinderhim from obtainingnot thoseparticularpossessions whichwillpassaway withtime,but thosecommon blessings which willabideforever. BASIL.But our Lord'sintentionin the above-mentioned exampleisnotindeedtoaffordoccasionor givelibertytoany one tobecome His discipleor not,asindeeditislawfulnot tobegina foundation,ornottotreatofpeace,but toshewthe impossibilityof pleasingGod, amidst thosethingswhich distractthe soul,and in which itisin dangerof becoming an easyprey to the snaresand wilesof the devil.BEDE. But thereisa differencebetweenrenouncingallthingsand leavingallthings.For itisthe way of fewperfectmen to leaveallthings,thatis,tocastbehindthem thecaresofthe world,but itisthe partof allthe faithfulto renounceall things,thatis,sotoholdthethingsoftheworldasby them nottobe heldintheworld. 34. Salt is good : but ifthe salthave losthis savour,wherewithshallitbe seasoned?