VER. 1— 10. ST. LUKE. G'27 promisedthis,but didit. For he saysnot," I willgivethe half,and I willrestorefourfold,but,/ give,and I restore. To suchChristannouncessalvation;Jesussaithuntohim, Thisday is salvationcome to thishouse,signifyingthat Zacchseushad attainedto salvation,meaning by the house theinhabitantthereof.And itfollows,forasmuchashe also .i»a son of Abraham. For He would not have giventhe name of a son of Abraham to a lifelessbuilding.BEDE. Zacch&usiscalledthesonofAbraham,not becausehe was bornofAbraham's seed,but becausehe imitateshisfaith, thatasAbraham lefthiscountryand hisfather'shouse,so he abandoned allhis goods in givingthem to the poor. And He wellsays," He also,"todeclarethatnotonlythose whohad livedjustly,butthosewho areraisedup froma life ofinjustice,belongtothe sonsof promise.THEOPHYL. He saidnotthathe " was"a sonofAbraham,butthathe now is. Forbeforewhen he was thechiefamong the publicans,and boreno likenessto the righteousAbraham,he was not his son. But becausesome murmured thatHe tarriedwith aman who was a sinner,He addsinorderto restrainthem, FortheSon ofman came toseekand tosavethatwhichwas lost.PSEUDO-CHRYS.Why do ye accuseMe ifI bringsinnersubisup. torighteousness?So faram I from hatingthem,thatfor theirsakesI came. For I came toheal,not tojudge,there foream I the constantguestof thosethatare sick,and I suffertheirnoisomenessthatI may supplyremedies.But someonemay ask,how doesPaulbidus,Ifwe havea brotheriCor.5, thatis a fornicatoror covetousman, with such not even totakefood; whereasChristwas the guestof publicans? They were not as yet so faradvancedas to be brethren, andbesidesSt.Paul bidsus avoidour brethrenonlywhen theypersistinevil,but thesewereconverted.BEDE. Mys tically,Zacchaeus,which is by interpretation"justified," signifiesthe Gentilebelievers;who were depressedand broughtverylow by theirworldlyoccupations,butsanctified byGod. And he was desirousto seeour Saviourentering Jericho,inasmuchas he soughtto shareinthatfaithwhich Christbrought intothe world. CYRIL.The crowd isthe tumultuousstateofan ignorantmultitude,whichcannotsee theloftytop of wisdom. Zacchaeustherefore,whilehe was 2s2