452 GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. XII. werewellforhim thathe had no wounds,and needednot even one plaster.THEOPHYL. Or by being liftedup He means nothingelsebut an unsteadymotion of the mind, meditatingfirstone thing,then another,and jumpingfrom thisto that,and imaginingloftythings. BASIL.And that you may understandan elationof thiskind,remember the vanityof your own youth; ifat any timewhileby yourself you havethoughtaboutlifeand promotions,passingrapidly from one dignityto another,have graspedriches,have built palaces,benefitedfriends,been revenged upon enemies. Now such abstractionis sin,forto have our delightsfixed upon uselessthings,leadsaway from the truth. Hence he goes on to add,For allthesethingsdo thenationsofthe Greg. worldseekafter,fyc. GREG. NYSS. For to be carefulabout ubisup. visibiethingsisthe partof thosewho possessno hope of a futurelife,no fearofjudgment tocome. BASIL.But with respecttothe necessariesof life,He adds,And yourFather Chrys. knoweththatye haveneedof thesethings.CHRYS. He said in°Mat?.2not" God," but yourFather,to incitethem to greatercon fidence.For who isa father,and would notallowthewant of hischildrento be supplied? But He adds anotherthing also; foryou couldnot saythatHe isindeeda father,yet knoweth not thatwe arein need of thesethings. For He who hascreatedour nature,knoweth itswants. AMBROSE. But He goes on to shew,thatneitherat the presenttime,nor hereafter,willgracebe lackingto the faithful,ifonly they who desireheavenlythingsseeknot earthly; foritisunworthyformen to careformeats,who fightfor a kingdom. The king knoweth wherewithalhe shallsupportand clothehisown family. Thereforeitfol lows,But seekyefirstthekingdomofGod,and allthesethings Chrj-8.shallbe addeduntoyou. CHRYS. Now Christpromisesnotiup' only a kingdom,but alsoricheswith it;forifwe rescue from caresthosewho neglectingtheirown concernsaredili gent aboutours,much more willGod. BEDE. For He de claresthat there is one thing which is primarilygiven, anotherwhich issuperadded; thatwe ought to make eter nityour aim,thepresentlifeourbusiness.