468 GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. XII. Greg,in nations.GREG. Or else,fireissentupon the earth,when 11"j. by the fierybreathofthe Holy Spirit,the earthlymind has Hom.2. allitscarnaldesiresburnt up, but inflamedwith spiritual love,bewailsthe evilithas done; and sotheearthisburnt, when the conscienceaccusingitself,the heartof the sinner isconsumed inthesorrowofrepentance. BEDE. But He adds,I havea baptismto be baptizedwith, thatis,I have firstto be sprinkledwith the dropsofMy own Blood,and then to inflamethe heartsof believersby thefireoftheSpirit. AMBROSE. But sogreatwas ourLord'scondescension,that He tellsus He hasa desireof inspiringus with devotion,of accomplishingperfectioninus,and ofhasteningHis passion forus; as itfollows,And how am I straitenedtillitbeac complished? I,r:i!i;.Some manuscriptshave," And how am coangorI anguished,"thatis,grieved.ForthoughHe hadinHimself nothingtogrieveHim, yetwas He afflictedby ourwoes,and atthetimeofdeathHe betrayedtheanguishwhich He un derwentnotfrom the fearofHis death,but from thedelay ofourredemption.For he who istroubleduntilhe reaches perfection,issecureofperfection,fortheconditionof bodily affectionsnotthe dreadof deathoffendshim. For he who hasputon the body must sufferallthingswhich are of the body,hunger,thirst,vexation,sorrow; buttheDivinenature knows no changefrom such feelings.At thesame timeHe alsoshews,thatintheconflictof sufferingconsiststhedeath ofthebody,peaceofmind hasno strugglewithgrief. BEDE. But the manner in which afterthe baptismofHis passionand the coming of the spiritualfirethe earthwill be burnt,He declaresas follows,Supposeye thatI am to Eph.2,H.givepeace,fyc.CYRIL.What sayestThou,O Lord? Didst Col.l,20.Thou not come to givepeace,who artmade peaceforus? making peaceby Thy crosswiththingsin earthand things John14, in heaven; who saidst,My peaceI giveuntoyou. But it isplainthatpeaceisindeeda good,butsometimeshurtful, and separatingus from the loveofGod, thatis,when by it we unitewiththosewho keepaway fromGod. And forthis reasonwe teachthe faithfulto avoidearthlybonds. Hence it follows,For from henceforththere shallbe Jive in one housedivided,threeagainsttwo,fyc. AMBROSE. Though the