VER. 43—40. ST. LUKE. 723 thisisthe not enteringintotemptationwhich He counsels toprayfor.But themost perfectway ofavoidingtemptation ismanifested,when He says,Nevertheless,not My will,but Thinebe done. For God is not a tempterto evil,but He wishesto grantus good thingsabovewhat we eitherdesire orunderstand.ThereforeHe seeksthatthe perfectwillof His Fatherwhich He Himselfhad known, shoulddispose oftheevent,which isthe same willasHis own, as respects theDivinenature. But He shrinkstofulfilthehuman will, whichHe callsHis own,and whichisinferiorto His Father's will.ATHAN. For hereHe manifestsa doublewill.One in-Athan.de deedhuman, whichisoftheflesh,theotherdivine.For ourlllCBr"-et ' ' cont.Ar. human nature,becauseof theweaknessof the flesh,refuses thePassion,but His divinewilleagerlyembraced it,for thatitwas notpossiblethatHe shouldbe holdenof death. GREG. NYSS. Now ApollinarisassertsthatChristhad notGreg. Hisown willaccordingto His earthlynature,but thatinnonOCCl ChristexistsonlythewillofGod who descendsfrom heaven. Lethim.then saywhat willisitwhich God would have by no means to be fulfilled? And the Divinenaturedeesnot removeHis own will.BEDE. When He drew nearHis Pas sion,the Saviouralsotook upon Him the words of weak man ; as when somethingthreatensus whichwe do notwish tocome topass,we then throughweaknessseekthatitmay notbe,to theend thatwe alsomay be preparedby fortitude tofindthewillofour Creatorcontrarytoour own will. 43. And thereappearedan angel unto Him from heaven,strengtheningHim. 44. And beingin an agony He prayed more earn estly: and His sweat was as itwere greatdrops of bloodfallingdown to theground. 45. And when He roseup from prayer,and was come to His disciples,He found them sleepingfor sorrow. 46. And saidunto them, Why sleepye? riseand pray,lestye enterintotemptation. THEOPHYL. To make known unto us the power of prayer thatwe may exerciseitin adversity,ourLord when praying 3 A 2