vER.2&— 36. ST. LUKE. 641 neverman sat,fornone beforeChristcalledthe nationsof theGentilesintotheChurch. But thispeoplewas tiedand boundby thechainsofiniquity,beingsubjecttoan unjust master,theservantoferror,and couldnotclaimtoitselfau thoritywhom not naturebut crimehad made guilty.Since theLordisspokenof,one masterisrecognised.O wretched bondageundera doubtfulmastery! For he hasmany mas terswho has not one. Othersbind thattheymay possess, ChristloosesthatHe may keep,forHe knew thatgiftsare morepowerfulthanchains.ORIGEN.Therewerethenmany mastersofthiscolt,beforethattheSaviourhad needofhim. Butassoonas He begantobe the master,thereceasedto beany other. For no one can serveGod and mammon. Matt.6, When we arethe servantsof wickednesswe are subjectto manyvicesand passions,but theLord hasneed ofthecolt, becauseHe wouldhaveusloosedfromthechainofoursins. ORIGEN.Now I thinkthisplaceisnot withoutreasonOrig. saidtobe a smallvillage.For as ifitwerea villagewith-J"]^ outanyfurthername,incomparisonofthewholeearththetom.ii. wholeheavenlycountryisdespised. AMBROSE.Nor is it fornothingthattwo disciplesare directedthither;PetertoCornelins,Paul totherest.And thereforeHe did not mark out thepersons,but determined thenumber. Stillshouldany one requirethe persons,he may believeittobe spokenofPhilip,whom theHoly Spirit sentto Gaza,when he baptizedthe ennuch ofQueen Can-Acts8, dace.THEOPHYL. Or thetwo sentimplythis,thatthePro- ' phetsand Apostlesmake up the two stepstothe bringing in ofthe Gentiles,and theirsubjectionto Christ.But theybringthe coltfrom a certainvillage,thatitmay be known to us that thispeoplewas rude and unlearned. CYRIL.Those men who were directed,when they were loosingthe colt,didnot use theirown words,but spokeas Jesushad toldthem,thatyou may know thatnot by their own words,but the word of God, not in theirown name butin,Christ's,theyimplantedthefaithamong theGentile nations;and by the command of God the hostilepower ceased,which claimedto themselvesthe obedienceof the Gentiles.ORIGEN. The disciplesnext placetheirgarmentsOrig. ipontheass,and causetheSaviourtositthereon,inasmuchLuc.87' VOL.ni. 2 T