VEK. 39—42. ST. LUKE. 721 itfollows,And when He was attheplace,He saiduntothem, Pray,fyc.BEDE. It isindeedimpossibleforthesoulofman nottobe tempted. ThereforeHe saysnot,Pray thatye be nottempted,but,Pray thatye enternotintotemptation,that is,thatthetemptationdo notatlastovercomeyou. CYRIL.But not to do good by words only,He went for warda littleand prayed; as it follows,And He was with drawnfrom them abouta stone'scast. You willeverywhere findHim prayingapart,to teachyou thatwith a devout mind and quietheartwe shouldspeakwith the most high God. He didnotbetakeHimselftoprayeras ifHe was in wantof another'shelp,who istheAlmighty power of the Father,but thatwe may learnnottoslumberintemptation, butratherto be instantin prayer. BEDE. He alsoalone praysforall,who was to sufferaloneforall,signifyingthat Hisprayerisasfardistantfrom oursasHis Passion.AUG. Aug. He was tornfrom them abouta stone'scast,as though He g6,^,"' wouldtypicallyremind them thattoHim theyshouldpointlib.H.thestone,thatis,up to Him bringthe intentionof thelawqu' whichwas writtenon stone. GREG.NYSS. But what meaneth His bendingofknees? of whichitis said,And He kneeleddown, and prayed. It is theway of men topraytotheirsuperiorswith theirfaceson theground,testifyingby the actionthatthe greaterofthe twoarethosewho areasked. Now itisplainthathuman naturecontainsnothingworthyofGod'simitation.Accord inglythe tokensof respectwhichwe evinceto one another, confessingourselvestobe inferiortoourneighbours,we have transferredto the humiliationof theIncomparableNature. And thusHe who boreour sicknessesand intercededforus, bentHis knee in prayerby reasonof the man which He assumed,givingus an example,thatwe ought not to exalt ourselvesat the time of prayer,but in allthingsbe con formed to humility; for God resisteththeproud,butgivethJames gracetothehumble. i'PJ,5 5 CHRYS. Now everyartissetforthby thewordsand works of him who teachethit. Becausethen our Lord had come to teachno ordinaryvirtue,thereforeHe speaksand does the same things. And so havingin words commanded to pray,lesttheyenterintotemptation,He doesthesame like- VOL.in. 3 A