588 GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. XvII. thanks,thereforedoesunbeliefdestroythosewho haveneg lectedto givegloryto God formerciesreceived.Where forethatwe ought toincreaseour faithby humility,asit isdeclaredinthe formerparable,soin thisitisexemplified intheactionsthemselves. 20. And when He was demanded of thePharisees, when thekingdom ofGod shouldcome, He answered them and said,The kingdom ofGod cometh notwith observation: 21. Neithershalltheysay,Lo here!or,lo there! for,behold,thekingdom ofGod iswithinyou. CYRIL.Becauseour Saviour,in His discourseswhichHe addressedtoothers,spakeoftenofthekingdom of God,the PhariseesderidedHim ; henceitissaid,And when He was askedby the Phariseeswhen the kingdom of God should come. As thoughthey saidtauntingly,"Beforethe king dom ofGod come,whichThou speakestof,the deathofthe crosswillbe Thy lot."But ourLord testifyingHis patience, when reviledrevilesnotagain,but the ratherbecausethey were evil,returnsnot a scornfulanswer; foritfollows,He answeredand said,The kingdomcomethnotwithobservation; asifHe says," Seek notto know the timewhen theking dom ofheavenshallagainbe athand. For thattimecanbe observedneitherby men nor angels,notas the timeofthe Incarnationwhichwas proclaimedby theforetellingofPro phetsand the heraldingsof Angels." WhereforeHe adds, Neithershalltheysay,Lo hereI or,Lo there! Or else,They askaboutthekingdom ofGod,because,asissaidbelow,they thoughtthaton ourLord'scomingintoJerusalem,theking dom ofGod wouldbe immediatelymanifested.Thereforeour Lord answers,thatthe kingdom of God willnot come with observation.CYRIL.Now itisonlyforthe benefitof each individualthatHe saysthatwhich follows,For beholdthe kingdomofGod iswithinyou; thatis,itrestswithyou and G,, yourown heartsto receiveit. For everyman who isjusti- Hb de fiedby faithand thegraceofGod,and adornedwithvirtues,C'may obtainthe kingdom ofheaven. GREG. NYSS.Or,per