566 GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. XVI. beforehis door followedafterthosethat passedby,and broughtthem intohishouse,the otherturned away even Greg. them thatabodewithinhisgate. GREG. And thisrichman m°Ev ' forsooth,now fixedinhisdoom, seeksas hispatronhim to whom inthislifehe wouldnotshew mercy. THEOPHYL.He doesnot howeverdirecthiswords toLazarus,but toAbra ham, becausehe was perhapsashamed,and thoughtLazarus would remember hisinjuries;but he judged of him from Horn.de himself.Hence itfollows,And he criedand said. PSECDO- CHRYS. Greatpunishmentsgivefortha greatcry. Father Abraham. As ifhe said,I calltheefatherby nature,asthe sonwho wastedhisliving,althoughby my own faultI have losttheeas a father.Have mercyonme. In vainthouwork- estrepentance,when thereisno placeforrepentance;thy tormentsdrivetheetoactthepenitent,notthedesiresofthy soul. He who is in the'kingdomof heaven,I know not whetherhe can havecompassionon him who isinhell.The CreatorpitiethHis creature.Therecame onePhysicianwho was tohealall; otherscouldnotheal.SendLazarus.Thon errest,wretchedman. Abraham cannotsend,but he canre ceive.To dipthetipofhisfingerin water. Thou wouldest notdeignto lookupon Lazarus,and now thou desiresthis finger.What thouseekestnow,thououghtestto havedone to him when alive.Thou artinwant ofwater,who before despisedstdelicatefood. Mark theconscienceofthesinner; he durstnot ask forthe whole of the finger.We arein structedalsohow good a thingitisnot to trustin riches. Chrys. Seetherichman inneedofthepoorwho wasbeforestarving. d°Laz' Thingsarechanged,and itisnow made known to allwho was richand who was poor. For asinthetheatres,whenit growstowardsevening,and thespectatorsdepart,thengoing out,and layingasidetheirdresses,they who seemed kings and generalsareseenasthejrreallyare,thesonsofgardeners and fig-sellers: soalsowhen deathiscome,and thespectacle isover,and allthemasksofpovertyand richesareputoff,by theirworksalonearemen judged,whicharetrulyrich,which Greg.ut poor,whichareworthyofhonour,whichofdishonour.GKEG."il For thatrichman who wouldnot givetothepoorman even thescrapsofhistable,beinginhellcame tobeg foreventhe leastthing.Forhe soughtfora dropofwater,who refusedto