CIO GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. XYIH. not good,seeing that the substanceof His goodnesswhich He took unto Him from theFather has not degeneratedinthe rv 143, Son which didnot degeneratein the Spiritf Thy good Spirit, He says,shallleadMe intoa land ofuprightness.But ifthe Spiritis good who receivedfrom the Son, verilyHe alsois good who gave It. Because then itwas a lawyerwho tempted Him, as isplainlyshewn in anotherbook, He thereforewell said,None isgood,save God, thatHe might remind him that Deut.6, it was written,Thou shallnot tempt the Lord thy God, but Pa!11,8. He the rathergivesthankstotheLord thatHe isgood. Chrys. CHRYS. Or else; I shallnot hesitateto callthisruler i*u°Matf3covetous,forwith tnisChristreproacheshim, but I saynot thathe was a tempter. TIT. BOST. When he saysthen,Good Master,what shallI do to inheriteternallife? itisthesame as ifhe says,Thou art good ; vouchsafeme then an answer to my question. I am learnedin the Old Testament,butI seein Thee something farmore excellent.For Thou makest no earthlypromises,but preachestthe kingdom of heaven. TeH me then,what shallI do to inheriteternallife? The Saviourthen consideringhis meaning, because faithisthe way to good works, passesover the questionhe asked,and leadshim to the knowledge of faith; as ifa man was to ask a physician,"What shallI eat?" and he was to shew him what ought to go beforehisfood. And then He sendshim to His Father,saying,Why callestthou Me good? not that liewas not good,forHe was the good branch from thegood Aug.de tree,or the good Sou of the good Father. AUG. It may EOib seem thatthe account givenin Matthew isdifferent,whereit ii.qu.63.issa^ « Why askestthou Me of good ?" which might apply betterto the questionwhich he asked,What good shallI do? In thisplacehe both callsHim good, and asksthe question about good. It willbe bestthen to understandboth tohave been said,Why callestthouMe good? and, Why askestthou Me of good? though the lattermay rather be impliedin the former. TIT.BUST. Afterinstructinghim in the knowledge ofthe faith,He adds,Thou knowestthecommandments. As though He said,Know God first,and then willit be time to seek what thou askest.CYRIL.But therulerexpectedtohearChrist say,Forsakethe commandments ofMoses, and listentoMine.