516 GOSPEL. ACCORDING TO CHAP. XV. shallobtaingreatthings.ThereforeHe introducesothers sotroubledatthesegood thingsastobe consumedwithenvy, butthosewho return,treatedwith such greathonour asto become themselvesan objectof envy toothers.THEOPHYL. Or by thisparableour Lord reprovesthe willof the Pha risees,whom accordingto the argument He termsjust,as iftosay,Let itbethatyou aretrulyjust,havingtransgressed none of the commandments, must we then forthisreason refusetoadmitthosewho turnaway fromtheiriniquities? Hier. JEROME. Or,in anotherway,alljusticein comparisonof Rom"7 theJusticeof God isinjustice.ThereforePaul says,Who 24. shalldeliverme from thebodyof thisdeath?and hence were Matt. theApostlesmoved withangerat therequestof thesonsof 20l2*' Zebedee. CYRIL.Which we alsoourselvessometimesfeel;fur someliveamostexcellentandperfectlife,anotherofttimeeven inhisoldageisconvertedtoGod,or perhapswhen justabout to closehislastday,throughGod'smercy washesaway his guilt.But thismercysome men rejectfromrestlesstimidity ofmind,not countingupon the willof our Saviour,who re joicesinthesalvationofthosewho areperishing.THEOPHYL. The sonthensaysto thefather,For nothingI lefta lifeof sorrow,everharassedby sinnerswho were my enemies,and neverhastthouformy sakeordereda kid to be slain,(that is,a sinnerwho persecutedme,)thatI might enjoymyself iKings fora little.Such a kid was Ahab toElijah,who said,Lord,19lH' theyhave killedThy prophets.AMBROSE. Or else,Thisbro therisdescribedsoastobe saidtocome from thefarm,that is,engagedinworldlyoccupations,soignorantofthethings ofthe Spiritof God, as at lastto complainthata kidhad neverbeen slainforhim. For not forenvy,but forthe pardonoftheworld,was theLamb sacrificed.The envious seeksa kid,the innocenta lamb,to be sacrificedforit. Thereforealsoishe calledthe elder,becausea man soon grows oldthroughenvy. Thereforetoohe standswithout, becausehis maliceexcludeshim; thereforecould he not hearthedancingand music,thatis,not thewanton fascina tionsof the stage,but the harmonioussong of a people, resoundingwiththe sweetpleasantnessofjoy fora sinner saved. For they who seem to themselvesrighteousare angry when pardon is grantedto one confessinghis