VER. 22—26. ST. LUKE. 563 enhancehis reward; the one saw dailyhim on whom he shouldshew mercy,the otherthatforwhich he might be approved. 22.And it came to pass,that the beggar died, andwas carriedby theangelsintoAbraham's bosom : therichman alsodied,and was buried; 23.And in hellhe liftup hiseyes,beingin tor ments,and seethAbraham afaroff,and Lazarus in hisbosom. 24.And he criedand said,FatherAbraham, have mercyon me, and sendLazarus,thathe may dipthe tipofhisfingerin water and coolmy tongue; forI am tormentedinthisflame. 25.But Abraham said,Son, remember thatthou inthylifetimereceivedstthy good things,and like wiseLazarus evilthings: but now he is comforted, andthouarttormented. 26.And besideallthis,between us and you there isa greatgulffixed: so thattheywhich would pass fromhence to you cannot; neithercan theypass to us,thatwould come from thence. PSEUDO-CHKYS.We have heardhow both faredon earth,ubisup. letus seewhat their.conditionisamong the dead. That whichwas temporalhas passedaway; thatwhichfollowsis eternal.Both died;the one angelsreceive,the othertor ments;foritissaid,And itcame topass,thatthebeggardied andwascarriedby theangels,fyc.Thosegreatsufferingsare suddenlyexchangedforbliss. He iscarriedafterallhis labours,becausehe had fainted,oratleastthathe mightnot tireby walking; and he was carriedby angels.One angel wasnot sufficientto carrythe poor man, but many come, thattheymay make a joyfulband, each angelrejoicing totouchsogreata burden. Gladlydo theythusencumber themselves,thatso theymay bringmen to the kingdom of heaven.But he was carriedintoAbraham'sbosom,thathe 2 o2