VEIt.5—8. ST. LUKE. 675 coming,instructsthem as to the signs,but doesnot mind toinformthem as to the time. It follows,Take heedthat ye be notdeceived.ATHAN. For sincewe have received;Athan. deliveredunto us by God, gracesand doctrineswhich arec™{'_ aboveman, (as,for example,the ruleof a heavenlylife,Arian. poweragainstevilspirits,the adoptionand the knowledge oftheFatherand the "Word,the giftof the Holy Spirit,) ouradversarythe devilgoethaboutseekingto stealfrom us the seedof the word which has been sown. But the Lord,shuttingup in us His teachingas His own precious gift,warnsus,lestwe be deceived.And one verygreatgift He givesus,theword of God, thatnot onlywe be not led awayby what appears,butevenifthereisaughtlyingcon cealed,by thegraceof God we may discernit. For seeing thatthedevilisthehatefulinventorofevil,what he himself ishe conceals,but craftilyassumesa name desirableto all; justasifa man wishingtogetintohispower some children nothisown, shouldintheabsenceoftheparentscounterfeit theirlooks,and leadaway thechildrenwho werelongingfor them. In everyheresythen thedevilsaysin disguise,"I am Christ,and withme thereistruth." And so itfollows, For many shallcome inMy name,saying,I am Christ;and thetimedrawethnear. CYRIL.For beforeHis descentfrom Leaven,thereshallcome some to whom we must not give place.For theOnly-begottenSon ofGod,when He came to savetheworld,wishedtobein secret,thatHe mightbearthe crossforus. But His secondcoming shallnotbe in secret, butterribleand open. For He shalldescendinthegloryof God the Father,withtheangelsattendingHim, tojudgethe worldin righteousness.ThereforeHe concludes,Go ye not thereforeafterthem. TIT.BOST. Or perhapsHe doesnot speak of falseChristscoming beforethe end ofthe world, but ofthosewho existedin theApostles'time. BEDE. For therewere many leaderswhen the destructionofJerusalem was athand,who declaredthemselvestobe Christ,and that thetimeofdeliverancewas drawingnigh. Many heresiarchs alsoin the Church have preachedthatthe day oftheLord isathand,whom theApostlescondemn. Many Antichrists2Theas. alsocame in Christ'sname, of whom the firstwas Simon 2,2- Magus,who said,Thisman isthegreatpower ofGod. Acts8, 2x2 10'